How to FTP WebDAV files to your SFU filespace
Introduction
Below are instructions on setting up Cyberduck to FTP WebDAV files to your SFU filespace. We are not using Filezilla as changes to the SFU FTP WebDAV service mean we will be unable to use Filezilla for now.
Due to recent SFU access restrictions. This webspace is only available to students of IAT-339 or IAT-235. Students in IAT-235 should email Andrew to request access.
Download and install Cyberduck.
Library laptops and campus computers will already have Cyberduck installed.
Open Cyberduck
You will be presented with a display similar to the above upon opening.
Find your webspace
Before setting up the connection, you will need to find which webspace is 'yours' — head to https://www.sfu.ca/siat/student_projects/iat339_2023_fall/ (for Fall 2023 IAT-339 D100) to see the listing. There should be a folder that contains the first bit of your SFU computing ID.
When accessing the address you will find a listing of folders. Find the one that matches the first bit of your computing ID.
If you are unsure which one is yours, please email Andrew to confirm. Once you have found the folder, copy the name of the folder for use in Cyberduck.
You will need to copy the folder with the piece of your computing ID.
Create a new bookmark
We will need to add a new bookmark: Available under the "Bookmark" dropdown menu is an option for "New Bookmark."
- Protocol: The protocol should be set to WebDAV (HTTPS).
- Nickname: Give the bookmark a nickname meaningful to you.
- Server: Should read webdav.its.sfu.ca
- Username: This will be your computing ID.
- Password: This will be your computing password.
- Path: This should start with /web/siat-students/site/ — see below for the rest.
The bookmark setup interface will have a couple of items you need to set, including Protocol, Nickname, Server, Username and Password
Once you have set the above, you will also need to specify the path that you will be working with. For this, you will need the address you copied earlier. Select the 'More Options' dropdown to set the path.
The path should be set to /web/siat-students/site/.../yourfolder (for students of IAT-339) or /web/siat-students/site/.../yourfolder (for students of IAT-235)
Once done applying all those settings, close the bookmark setup window.
Open the new bookmark and connect
Once you have closed the bookmark setup window, you can view the bookmark in the listing.
You can right-click and select "Connect to server" or double-click on the bookmark to connect to the server
Try uploading a file
Once connected, you will see two files that are titled 'DONT_DELETE_ACCESS.txt' and 'DONT_DELETE_USERS.txt'. If you delete these files you will no longer be able to access the filespace.
Please do not delete these files.
From here you can drag-and-drop files into the interface or select the 'Upload' option from the top menu in Cyberduck to upload files.
Remember that index.html files will be the default file that is show when we access the web address.
Refresh your webpage
Refreshing your webpage at https://www.sfu.ca/siat/student_projects/... should now show the uploaded file.
Because an index.html file was uploaded, it will be the default file loaded when accessing the web space.
I am still having trouble
Please email Andrew if you are still having trouble with uploading files.