FTPS connection with SFTP/FTP Sublime Text plugin - sublimetext

Question

Can I use Sublime SFTP plugin (from here) to make an FTPS connection type?
I was previously working with Notepad++ and the NppFTP plugin but I want to migrate towards Sublime Text however I have problems using the SFTP plugin to connect to my server. Here is my configuration file:
"type": "ftps",
"sync_down_on_open": true,
"sync_same_age": true,
"host": "xxxxxxxxxxxxx.org",
"user": "xxxxx#xxxxxxxxxxxxx.org",
"password": "xxxxx",
"port": "21",
"remote_path": "/home/xxxxxxxx/public_html",
"connect_timeout": 30,
I've been trying to change the remote_path multiple times and I can't make it work. I've been getting this error:
Connecting to FTPS server "xxxxxxxxxxxxx.org" as "xxxxx#xxxxxxxxxxxxx.org" .... success
Validating remote folder "/home/xxxxxxxx/public_html" .. failure (Folder not found)
Multiple disconnection errors, giving up
In my Cpanel, the path for all the FTP users is set to /home/cpanel_username/public_html.
I've also tried setting remove_path to "/" and I get another error:
Validating remote folder "/" .... failure (Disconnected)
Any ideas how I can make it work?

Answer 1

If your control panel has already specified the path for FTP connection then your remote path should just be '/'. Otherwise you are likely attempting to access:
/home/xxxxxxxx/public_html/home/xxxxxxxx/public_html
If you've tested '/' and that still doesn't work, possibly attempt connecting with an interactive FTPS client so you can see the root folder structure?

Answer 2

I've been having this error today, totally out of the blue because I use Sublime's SFTP package daily.
I closed Sublime and reopened it... problem solved.

Answer 3

I encountered this error message when I had the wrong setting on the ftp_passive_mode. Just commenting it solved my problem.
Other (common) situations & errors that I've encountered were:
wrong server type: which gave the following error:
no port setting: which (weirdly) gave the following error:
wrong port setting: which gave the following error:
I really hope these basic list helps people.

Answer 4

Changed type to ftp even though it really SHOULD be ftps and it worked.

Answer 5

I had this problem while my local folder was inside OneDrive (I am using Windows 10). When I changed the location of the local folder to /Documents/someFolder it worked properly!

Answer 6

Try removing the ftp.
It worked for me like a charm

Answer 7

In my case, I faced this error when I copied sftp config file to another pc and tried to connect in that pc. Restarting PC did not work and then I deleted that sftp config file and created new one with the same configuration and the it worked

Answer 8

If someone having problem with IP address as a host. I got it working by using only ip address without trailing slash "/".
127.0.0.1

Answer 9

// sftp, ftp or ftps
"type": "ftps",
Change type as ftps and then also look for your root folder as you have defined while creating the ftp account.

Answer 10

You will have to know the paths that you have set up for FTP and not your local computer but the path to the directory you want to download on the server you want to connect to. ie: home/public_html/images or something.

Answer 11

For debugging, i suggest go to Preferences / Package Settings / SFTP / Settings
then add the lines
{
"debug": 2
,"debug_log_file": "/home/YOURUSER/sublime_sftp_debug.txt"
}
My problem was that the ftp credantials gave only read access to /, so i changed remote_path to /web
now you can see error logs in "/home/YOURUSER/sublime_sftp_debug.txt"

Answer 12

// sftp, ftp or ftps
"type": "ftps",
Use FTPS Worked like a charm for me.
No need to do changes in this lines
//"ftp_passive_mode": true,
//"ftp_obey_passive_host": false,
//"ssh_key_file": "~/.ssh/id_rsa",
Let them commented