Couchdrop

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Meet Couchdrop. The File Transfer platform built for the Cloud. Secure, scalable and easy to configure. Connects with your own storage - Azure Blob, SharePoint, Google Drive and more. Get started for free.

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Couchdrop Knowledge Base

Welcome: Couchdrop is the leading Cloud SFTP server delivered as a SaaS platform. Learn all about Couchdrop with our Documentation here
Inbound SFTP: Learn about using Couchdrop as an SFTP server.
Create SFTP Users: Learn about allowed users for SFTP and FTP
How to connect via SFTP: Learn how to connect to Couchdrop with SFTP
Host key authentication: Learn about host key authentication
Storage: Learn about Storage with Couchdrop SFTP
Inbound FTPs: Learn about Inbound FTP and FTPs with Couchdrop
Create FTPs Users: Learn about allowed users for SFTP and FTP
How to connect via FTPs: Learn how to connect to Couchdrop with FTP
Enabling FTPs: Learn about enabling FTP access to Couchdrop
Send Files with Shared Links: Learn about shared links in Couchdrop
Upload Links/Web Forms: Learn the steps to create a simple web upload inbox with Couchdrop
Inbound Mailboxes: Receive files via email with Couchdrop Mailboxes.
Inbound Webhooks: Inbound https webhooks are a flexible and easy way to ingest data from any system that can use HTTPS.
Inbound AS2 Stations: Learn about how to configure Couchdrop to receive files via AS2
Transfer Automations: Learn about automations in Couchdrop
Automation Builder: Learn about how the visual automation builder works
Supported Actions: Learn about supported Actions with Transfer Automations in Couchdrop
Conditional Filtering: Learn about conditional filtering for Automations
Notifications: Learn about notifications as part of automations
Variables: Learn about variable use in Transfer Automations
Troubleshooting: Learn about the reporting Couchdrop provides around transfer automations
File Actions: Learn about file actions in Couchdrop
File Action Triggers: Learn about supported File Action Triggers in Couchdrop
Virtual Folders: Virtual folders form the basis for how Couchdrop works. They are a key concept and once you understand them - the real power behind Couchdrop will become obvious.
Connect Storage: Learn about storage integrations in Couchdrop
SharePoint: Learn how to configure a connection to SharePoint with Couchdrop
Azure Blob: Couchdrop has comprehensive support for Azure Blob containers out of the box. This document outlines requirements, configuration steps and capabilities for using Azure Blob with Couchdrop.
Azure Files: Learn how to configure a connection to Azure Files with Couchdrop
Amazon S3: Learn how to configure a connection to Amazon S3 with Couchdrop
Google Workspace: Learn how to connect Couchdrop to a Google Workspace account
Delegating Domain-Wide Authority in Google Workspace: Walkthrough of how to delegate Domain-Wide Authority in Google Workspace to connect Couchdrop to a Google Workspace account
Google Drive: Learn how to connect Couchdrop to a Google Drive folder
Box: Learn how to configure a connection to Box with Couchdrop
Dropbox: Learn how to connect Couchdrop to Dropbox
Egnyte: Learn how to connect Couchdrop to Egnyte
Windows / Mac File Server: Learn how to connect Couchdrop to a Windows or OSX File Server
Server Requirements: Learn about requirements for connecting Couchdrop to file servers
Proxy Configuration: Learn about working with proxy configuration for file servers
Non-GUI Environments: Learn about connecting the Couchdrop agent in a Non-GUI environment
Running the Couchdrop Agent as a Service: Learn how to run the Couchdrop Agent as a Service for file server transfers.
Logging and Debugging: Learn about logging and debugging with regards to Windows file servers
Others
SharePoint - Restrictive Permissions (App Registration)
OneDrive: Learn how to connect Couchdrop to a OneDrive folder
Connect Providers/Partners
Connect to SFTP: Learn how to connect Couchdrop to an external SFTP server folder
Connect to FTPs: Learn how to connect Couchdrop to an external FTP or FTPs server folder and how this differs from SFTP.
AS2: Learn about connecting to external AS2 providers with Couchdrop
HTTP
Connect IPaaS: Learn about connecting Couchdrop to IPaaS platforms
Boomi: Learn about Couchdrop's native Boomi integration.
Celigo: Learn about Couchdrop's native Celigo integration.
Make.com: Learn about sending files to and performing operations in Couchdrop with Make.com.
Workato: Learn about Couchdrop's native Workato integration.
Zapier: Learn about sending files from Couchdrop into Zapier Zaps.
Connect Platforms: Learn about system connectors in Couchdrop
Snowflake: Learn about streaming data into snowflake using Couchdrop.
Supabase: How to connect using the Supabase system integration
BigQuery: How to connect using the BigQuery system integration
Amazon SQS: How to connect using the SQS system integration
Azure Queue: How to connect using the Azure Queue system integration
Google PubSub: How to connect using the Google PubSub system integration
B2B Connect: Learn how the B2B Connect feature works
Users and Groups: Learn about managing Users and Groups in Couchdrop
User Roles
Creating Users: Learn how to create and add users to Couchdrop
The Root Directory: Learn about the root directory in Couchdrop.
Passwords and RSA Keys: Learn about authentication in Couchdrop
Features Access: Learn about feature access rights on users and groups
Firewalls and ACLs: Learn about Firewall and ACLs in Couchdrop
Folder Permissions: Learn about configuring folder permissions in Couchdrop
Alerting and Notifications: Learn about alerting and notifications in Couchdrop
Logging: Learn about logging and SIEM support in Couchdrop
Datadog: Learn how to send events to Datadog from Couchdrop
Splunk: Learn how to send events to Splunk from Couchdrop
Microsoft Sentinel: Learn how to send events to Azure Monitor to use with Microsoft Sentinel from Couchdrop
Elastic: Learn how to send events to Logstash to use with Elastic from Couchdrop
Webhook: Learn how to send events via a Webhook to your logging system from Couchdrop
SSO and Single Sign-on: Learn about configuring SSO and single sign-on in Couchdrop
SAML SSO
SCIM - Azure: Learn about configuring Couchdrop to sync with Azure for accounts
SCIM - Okta: Learn how to configure Couchdrop to sync with Okta
Custom Domains: Learn about custom domains and whitelabelling in Couchdrop
Security
Password Policies: Learn about Couchdrop's password policy management
Account Lockout: Learn about account lockout in Couchdrop
Account expiry: Learn about account expiry in Couchdrop
Two Factor Authentication: Learn about configuring MFA/2fa in Couchdrop
Static IPs: Learn about Static IPs with Couchdrop
Malware Scanning: Learn about Malware Scanning in Couchdrop
SFTP Recipes
Using SFTP with Azure Blob: Couchdrop natively supports transferring files in Azure Blob via SFTP.
Using SFTP Clients
OpenSSH SFTP: Learn how to use the default SFTP client in Linux and Unix operating systems
How to use SFTP with Cyberduck: Cyberduck is another popular open-source file transfer client, similar to FileZilla. Learn how to connect to an SFTP server with Cyberduck in this simple walkthrough.
How to use SFTP with FileZilla: Learn how to connect to an SFTP server with Filezilla in this simple walkthrough
Using SFTP with Golang: Learn how to use SFTP with Golang, a popular programming language.
Using Python with SFTP: Learn how to use Python with SFTP
Using SFTP with Java: Learn about connecting to an SFTP server and Couchdrop with Java.
Using SFTP with Bash: Learn how to use SFTP in a bash script.
Using SCP: Learn about SCP and using it to upload and download files
Using SFTP/SSH Keys
How to create a SFTP/SSH key on Windows: Learn about SFTP and SSH authentication RSA keys and how to create one in Windows using Powershell.
How to create a SFTP/SSH Key On MacOS: Learn about SFTP and SSH authentication RSA keys and how to create then on MacOS
How to create a SFTP/SSH Key On Linux: Learn about SFTP and SSH authentication RSA keys and how to create then on MacOS
How to convert a PPK key to RSA: Putty is a common windows SFTP and SSH client that uses a different key format to most other tools. Its fairly common to need to convert keys between formats.
How to encrypt/decrypt a private key: Private keys can be encrypted with a password for additional security. Learn how to encrypt and decrypt a private key.
How to upgrade from trial: Learn how to upgrade your Couchdrop account from a trial to a full subscription.
FAQs: Common questions and answers for Couchdrop

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