Connect to your SFTP dropbox

The features described in this article are available only to partners who use YouTube's Content Manager to manage their copyrighted content.

Once you’ve configured your dropbox, you need to create a reusable connection between your SFTP client and your dropbox server. This article explains how to create a connection using Filezilla, but you can use any client software that supports SFTP connections.

To create an SFTP connection:

Download and install Filezilla.
Run the Filezilla application.
Select File > Site Manager > New Site.
Name the new site with a descriptive name such as YT-Dropbox.
In the Host text box, enter partnerupload.google.com.
In the Port text box, enter 19321.
In the Servertype drop-down list, select SFTP.
Set the Logontype to Normal.
In the User text box, enter the name of your dropbox.

The dropbox name begins with “yt-” and appears on the Dropbox settings page in the YouTube Content Manager.
Select Edit > Settings.
In the Select page box, choose Connection > SFTP.
Click the Add keyfile button.
Select the SSH private key file that you previously generated.
Click OK to close the settings dialog box.
Click the Connect button to test the connection.
Select the check box Always trust this host, add this key to the cache.

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