# Create accounts for additional SFTP users in MyKinsta **URL:** https://community.kinsta.com/t/create-accounts-for-additional-sftp-users-in-mykinsta/5017 **Category:** News and Announcements **Created:** [April 25, 2025, 4:13pm UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/create-accounts-for-additional-sftp-users-in-mykinsta/5017 "2025-04-25T16:13:38Z") **Posts on this page:** 1 **Page:** 1
### Author: ![jeff](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/community.kinsta.com/jeff/32/16_2.png) [@jeff](https://community.kinsta.com/u/jeff) #### Post date: [April 25, 2025, 4:13pm UTC](https://community.kinsta.com/t/create-accounts-for-additional-sftp-users-in-mykinsta/5017/1 "2025-04-25T16:13:38Z")
You can now create multiple SFTP user accounts for each WordPress website you manage in your [MyKinsta dashboard](https://kinsta.com/mykinsta/). This means Kinsta customers can assign SFTP logins to members of their team without having to share the credentials of the Primary SFTP/SSH user that is initially enabled for each WordPress environment. [SFTP](https://kinsta.com/knowledgebase/how-to-use-sftp/) is used by WordPress administrators to gain direct access to the files within a site installation and to perform tasks ranging from theme and plugin management to emergency error fixes. The new functionality supports teams that want to keep a handle on security while helping team members with varying responsibilities be effective in their roles. ## How to manage additional SFTP users You can add SFTP users by navigating in MyKinsta to **WordPress sites** \> **_sitename/environment_** \> **Info** \> **Additional SFTP users** : ![Adding additional STP users within the MyKinsta dashboard.](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/kinsta/original/2X/3/350079360f9a69777f480ebb463b2aca43b76f06.png)This WordPress environment currently has no additional SFTP user accounts. **Note:** It’s important to remember that these SFTP logins are unique to each WordPress environment. So, you might provide developers on your team with SFTP access to a [staging site](https://kinsta.com/blog/wordpress-staging-site/), but not a live site. After clicking the **Add new user** button, you are prompted to provide the details for the new SFTP account: ![The prompts for access credentials in MyKinsta when adding additional SFTP users.](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/kinsta/original/2X/e/e45f69dec7ed1dbbb297081166956b70f7ad8c6e.png)Providing the access details for an additional SFTP user. Here’s what you will define in the dialog shown above: - **Username:** Usernames can include letters, numbers, dashes (hyphens), and underscores, but not spaces or other special characters. - **Password:** MyKinsta will generate a complex password automatically, but you can provide your own or have MyKinsta regenerate its suggestion. - **Root directory:** By default, the `public` folder is the root directory for additional SFTP user accounts, but you can restrict that further by specifying a path to some other location below that. - **Read/write permissions:** New SFTP accounts will have read/write access on the server by default, but you can choose to allow read-only access — suitable, for example, when the user’s only role is to download site backups. In the example below, the login with the username **dev** is being assigned a root directory under `wp-content` where the user will have access only to files within the `themes` folder and below: ![Specifying an alternate root directory when adding an SFTP user within the MyKinsta dashboard.](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/kinsta/original/2X/f/f68213ec3bd55e7c9db588e29ed838dd2032ecc8.png)Specifying an alternate root directory for an SFTP login. When defining an alternate root directory for an SFTP user account, the path/folder must already exist on the server. ### Adding or removing additional SFTP users After creating additional SFTP users, you can delete or modify those accounts back on the **Info** page and the **Additional SFTP users** card: ![A screenshot that includes the drop-down menu for editing or removing an SFTP user in MyKinsta.](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/kinsta/original/2X/a/acbc0a0c295199bf94a8ab44b1909da15da5ccda.png)Editing or removing an SFTP account. Click the kebab (three-dot) menu beside any SFTP user entry and select **Edit** or **Remove** from the drop-down menu to begin making those changes. ### What if Primary SFTP/SSH user access is disabled? Login access for additional SFTP users is independent of permissions for the **Primary SFTP/SSH user**. You can disable access entirely for that default account while permitting logins for additional SFTP user accounts (maybe with decreased permissions): ![A screenshot showing that the default SFTP/SSH account for a WordPress environment is disabled, while additional SFTP account access is enabled.](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/uploads/kinsta/original/2X/1/1409e301afe1a58fdbd3d80b739d9d1eec8ffcc4.png)Additional SFTP users are allowed here while the default SFTP/SSH account is disabled. ## WordPress management made easier and more flexible Making [WordPress management](https://kinsta.com/blog/wordpress-maintenance/) easier is what we do. If you are not already a customer and are looking for [fast](https://kinsta.com/blog/migrate-to-kinsta/) and [secure](https://kinsta.com/wordpress-hosting/security/) WordPress hosting, check out [Kinsta’s plans](https://kinsta.com/pricing/) to find the one that fits you best. The post [Create accounts for additional SFTP users in MyKinsta](https://kinsta.com/changelog/additional-sftp-users/) appeared first on [Kinsta®](https://kinsta.com). * * * This is a companion discussion topic for the original entry at [https://kinsta.com/changelog/additional-sftp-users/](https://kinsta.com/changelog/additional-sftp-users/)