SFTP (Outbound to a Remote)
In addition to Files.com's built in SFTP capabilities for accepting inbound connections via the SFTP protocol, Files.com also supports connecting outbound to other services via SFTP, FTP, WebDAV, or any other outbound connection supported by Files.com.
You can even complete the loop and connect to Files.com via SFTP and have Files.com proxy that connection out to another service also using SFTP.
Files.com's Remote Server Mount feature gives you the ability connect a specific folder on Files.com to the remote server in a real time manner.
That folder then becomes a client, or window, accessing the files stored in your remote server or cloud.
Once you configure a Mount, any operation you perform on or inside that folder will act directly on the remote in real time. Whether you are dropping a file into that folder, deleting a file, creating a subfolder, or performing any other file/folder operations your Files.com user has permissions for, those operations will "pass through" to the remote in real time.
This powerful feature enables a wide variety of use cases such as accessing files on a counterparty (client or vendor)'s cloud without provisioning individual access to individual users, reducing storage costs by leveraging on-premise or bulk storage solutions, enabling applications to access 3rd party clouds via Files.com API, FTP, SFTP, or Files.com Apps and many more.
Alternatively, Files.com's Sync feature give you the ability to push or pull files to or from remote servers. This means that the files will exist in both places at the end of the sync process.
A sync can be a "push", where files from your Files.com site are transferred to the remote server, or a "pull" where files are transferred from the remote server to your Files.com site.
Add Remote Server Mount
Remote Server Mounts are created by mounting them onto an empty folder in Files.com. This folder should not be the Root of your site, although that is supported if you need it.
Add Sync
After creating the Remote Server, you can use it to perform Syncs between your server and Files.com.
Automations
Folders that have been configured with Remote Server Mount to the SFTP server can also be used with automations, allowing you to include the SFTP server's folders as source locations or destinations for your automations.