Storage Connector

Download the Storage Connector.

The Storage Connector is the only part of SFTP.cloud you install. It runs next to your storage, inside your own network, and keeps your files where they already are.

Install it once and enroll it with your account in the SFTP.cloud Portal. After that it updates itself.

Choose your platform

Windows, Linux, macOS and FreeBSD builds are all listed below.

Code-signed by Syncplify, Inc.

SHA-256

Download for macOS

Your browser doesn't say which processor this Mac has, so here are both.

Apple Siliconsc-setup-darwin-arm64.tar.gz Intelsc-setup-darwin-amd64.tar.gz

Not sure? Open the Apple menu, choose About This Mac, and look at the chip.

Not yet notarized by Apple. What that means and what to do Not your platform? See all downloads

The Storage Connector runs on a server

It sits next to your storage, on a machine that stays on, so there is nothing to install on a phone. Find the right build in all downloads, or start with the installation guides.

01Every build

All downloads.

Every installer installs the latest Storage Connector. You install and enroll it once, and it updates itself from then on.

PlatformArchitectureInstallerSizeSHA-256
WindowsYours x86-64 sc-setup-windows-amd64.zip
Windows, console installerYours x86-64 sc-setup-cli-windows-amd64.zip
LinuxYours x86-64 sc-setup-linux-amd64.tar.gz
LinuxYours ARM64 sc-setup-linux-arm64.tar.gz
macOSYours Apple Silicon sc-setup-darwin-arm64.tar.gz
macOSYours Intel sc-setup-darwin-amd64.tar.gz
FreeBSDYours x86-64 sc-setup-freebsd-amd64.tar.gz

Every hash is also in checksums.txt. How to check a download ↓

Or run it in a container.

docker pull syncplify/sc-conn

Built for linux/amd64 and linux/arm64, running as an unprivileged user. Works with Docker, Podman or anything else that runs OCI images.

Container installation guide →

Give it a persistent /data volume. That is where the Connector keeps its identity, its database and your at-rest encryption keys. Without it, the container comes back as a stranger after every restart and has to be enrolled again. If you use your own encryption keys, we don't have a copy of them, so the volume is the only place they exist.

02Installing it

Three steps, a few minutes.

  1. Pick a machine near your storage.

    • A machine that stays onClose to your storage. A small virtual machine or a container is plenty.
    • Outbound network onlyHTTPS to portal.sftp.cloud, and port 7600 to your Protocol Head. No inbound rule, no published endpoint.
    • Access to your storageWith credentials you create and hold. They never leave your network.

  2. Install it.

    Download the build for that machine and follow the guide for your platform.

    Windows Linux and FreeBSD macOS Container

  3. Enroll it in the Portal.

    Your enrollment details are in the SFTP.cloud Portal. Enrolling gives the Connector its identity and links it to your account.

    You do this once. From then on the Connector updates itself.

Supported systems

Windows
Windows 10 or later, Windows Server 2016 or later
Linux
Kernel 3.2 or later
macOS
macOS 12 Monterey or later
FreeBSD
FreeBSD 13 or later
Processors
x86-64, or ARM64 (ARMv8.0 or later) on Linux and macOS
Container
linux/amd64 and linux/arm64

03Verification

Verify what you downloaded. Three ways.

The installer runs the third check by itself. The first two take a minute and don't depend on us.

01

The checksum.

Every file has a published SHA-256, shown in the table above. Checking it confirms that what reached your machine is what left ours.

Windows

certutil -hashfile sc-setup-windows-amd64.zip SHA256

Linux, FreeBSD

sha256sum sc-setup-linux-amd64.tar.gz

macOS

shasum -a 256 sc-setup-darwin-arm64.tar.gz

If it doesn't match, don't install it, and tell us.

02

The code signature, on Windows.

The Windows installers are code-signed by Syncplify, Inc. Extract the .zip, right-click sc-setup.exe, open Properties and look at the Digital Signatures tab. Or, in the extracted folder, run:

Get-AuthenticodeSignature .\sc-setup.exe

You want a status of Valid and a signer of Syncplify, Inc.

03

The installer checks itself.

On every platform, the installer carries an Ed25519 signature over its own payload and verifies it before doing anything. If the contents were altered, it refuses to run and tells you why.

To check it yourself instead, here is our public signing key:

Ed25519 public key

HTMN/+6ub/vGifaBE1olU05ZdVUi4OkjqvmVfqBUXmQ=

If your operating system warns you.

Operating systems are cautious about software they haven't seen before. Here is what you may see, and what it means.

  • Windows SmartScreenOur installers are code-signed by Syncplify, Inc. If SmartScreen says the file is not commonly downloaded, that is a reputation signal, not a security finding: it reflects how many people have run this exact version so far, and it clears as downloads add up. The signature and the checksum are better evidence than SmartScreen has.

  • macOS GatekeeperThe macOS builds are not yet notarized by Apple, so Gatekeeper says it cannot check the software. Notarization arrives when SFTP.cloud moves from early access to general availability. Until then, verify the checksum and follow the macOS installation guide.

  • Linux and FreeBSDNo operating system signature check applies. Verify the checksum; the installer also verifies itself.

New to SFTP.cloud? Start with the trial.

Managed SFTP, FTPS, FTPES and HTTPS for storage you already own. Your files stay where they are, and the Storage Connector is the piece that makes that work. Fourteen days with your own storage connected, no credit card.

Start your free trial

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