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Installing Monsta FTP with Softaculous

Softaculous enables one-click installations of Monsta FTP through cPanel, giving you a web-based FTP client on your server.

How to Install Monsta FTP with Softaculous

Section titled “How to Install Monsta FTP with Softaculous”

  1. Log in to your hosting account’s cPanel and use the search bar to find “Softaculous” or navigate to the Softaculous Apps Installer under the Software section

    Softaculous search in cPanel

  2. Click the Softaculous Apps Installer icon that appears. You will be redirected to the Softaculous interface.

  3. You can use the search bar to find “Monsta FTP”.

    Monsta FTP in Softaculous

  4. You will be presented with your installation options, including your installation URL. Monsta FTP Install Options

    1. Set Protocol to https:// for a secure environment.
    2. Set domain to your desired domain.
    3. Set Install Directory to the path where you want to install Monsta FTP (e.g., monsta-ftp). If you wish for Monsta FTP to load on your main domain, leave the directory blank.

  5. The installation should only take two to three minutes to complete. Once completed, you will see a page showing the message “Congratulations, the software was installed successfully”.

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