Setting up CoreFTP

CoreFTP is a free FTP client for Windows.

When you open the application, you’ll be presented with the Site Manager -- enter your credentials here. Note that you’ll need to set the Connection to SSH/SFTP.

Next, click the Advanced button (next to Host / IP / URL). Navigate to the SSH section, and make sure that Use Putty compatible SFTP is checked. Without this step, the transfer will fail. Click OK.

Now you should be back at the first screen. Click the Connect button. You may get a Key Check message -- click Yes to add the key to your cache.

Now you’re ready to start the transfer. In the left pane, navigate to the file you’d like to import and double click it. You’ll be presented with a popup asking what action you’d like to take. Select Transfer and click OK.

If you’ve uploaded a file with the same name before, you may get a screen indicating that this file already exists. You can safely click the Overwrite All button.

The file transfer should now initiate a Beekeeper import. Once the transfer is complete, you can check the import page in the admin dashboard for updates.

Note that the log may show a “permission denied…” message. This is expected and does not indicate a problem with the transfer. If the import is visible in the admin dashboard, you’re in the clear!