Uploading your website via File Manager or FTP

If you already built your site and just need to put the files on the server, pick whichever option is easier for you.

Option 1: File Manager (in the browser)

1. Log in to cPanel or Plesk from the client area.
2. Open File Manager.
3. Navigate to public_html (cPanel) or httpdocs (Plesk).
4. Click Upload, pick your files or a zip, and wait for the upload bar.
5. If you uploaded a zip, right-click it in File Manager and choose Extract.

Option 2: FTP with FileZilla

FileZilla is free. Download it from filezilla-project.org. Then:

1. Open FileZilla.
2. Put your hosting hostname (like ftp.yourdomain.com) in the Host field.
3. Enter your FTP username and password. You will find them in the welcome email we sent, or inside the client area under the service.
4. Set Port to 21 for FTP or 22 for SFTP. SFTP is more secure.
5. Click Quickconnect.
6. In the right pane, open public_html or httpdocs. Drag your local files into it.

Where does the homepage live

Your homepage file should be called index.html or index.php and sit at the top of public_html. If it is inside a subfolder, your site will not load at the root domain.