# SFTP RW 8.4.1unable to connect

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**Category:** RapidWeaver Classic\
**Created:** [November 1, 2019, 5:45pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/sftp-rw-8-4-1unable-to-connect/29487 "2019-11-01T17:45:05Z")\
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**Author:** ![genoh](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/9f8e36/32.png) [@genoh](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/genoh)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2019, 5:45pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/sftp-rw-8-4-1unable-to-connect/29487/1 "2019-11-01T17:45:06Z")

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1. I am a school teacher. My district created a server space for me to publish a website.  
The method they want me to publish is with SFTP.

2. Currently, I’m having trouble making a connection to my server via SFTP using RapidWeaver’s RW 8.4.1 However, I am able to connect to the server using Forklift.

3. I do not have or use ‘Use Public Key Authentication’ … Do I need to? How do I find out of that is needed.

4. Full disclosure … I have no idea how to access that info. Do I need to contact my school IT that built the server for me?

I really want to use RW’s built in client.

Please help?

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**Author:** ![teefers](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/teefers/32/8173_2.png) [@teefers](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/teefers)\
**Post date:** [November 1, 2019, 6:32pm UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/sftp-rw-8-4-1unable-to-connect/29487/2 "2019-11-01T18:32:48Z")

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What happens exactly when you hit the test button?

What do the settings look like(screenshot) in Forklift that work?

Did you have to do anything special to get forklift working?

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**Author:** ![system](https://dub1.discourse-cdn.com/flex005/user_avatar/forums.realmacsoftware.com/system/32/25301_2.png) [@system](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/u/system)\
**Post date:** [December 2, 2019, 4:32am UTC](https://forums.realmacsoftware.com/t/sftp-rw-8-4-1unable-to-connect/29487/3 "2019-12-02T04:32:51Z")

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