Birdhouse supports both traditional FTP and SFTP (Secure FTP). For most purposes, we strongly recommend using SFTP whenever possible. Here are a few of our favorite SFTP client applications:

Mac OS and Windows: Dreamweaver MX 2004 or later (commercial).

Mac OS X: Transmit (commercial) or Cyberduck (free) or Fugu (free)

Mac OS Classic: MacSFTP (shareware)

Linux: SafeTP (free)

Windows: WinSCP (free) or WS_FTP Pro (version 7.6 or later) or
WtsFtp (shareware) or AbleFTP (shareware)

Configure your client to connect to yourdomain.com. Once logged in, upload your content to the public_html folder. Your homepage should be named index.html.

Typical FTP/SFTP configuration dialog. This example shows Transmit for OS X; other applications will be displayed differently, but the basics are always the same. Servername, username, and password are required.

Once connected, uploading content is generally a simple drag-and-drop affair. In this classic two-pane view, files on your computer are shown on the left, files on the server are shown on the right. Navigate the server view to public_html and drag files into place. You can also usually drag directly off the Desktop, Finder, or Explorer directly to the server.

Once index.html is in place in your public_html folder, and assuming DNS has resolved, your site will be available at yourdomain.com.

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