How to point an SFTP user to a specific S3 location

Overview

This article covers how to point SFTP users to a specific S3 location.

This is useful if you want to override the default folder structure that is created by SFTP Gateway in S3 (e.g. /users/username).

Pointing an SFTP user to a custom S3 location involves 3 steps:

1. Create a Cloud Connection that points to the S3 location
2. Create a Folder that maps to the Cloud Connection
3. Point the SFTP user's Home Directory to that Folder.

Step 1: Create a Cloud Connection

First, you want to create a new Cloud Connection. This will let you define a S3 path of your choosing.

For example, here is a Cloud Connection with the following settings:

• Cloud Connection Name: AWS Cloud Connection
• Bucket Name: sftpgw-testing-bucket
• Region: us-east-1
• S3 Encryption Type: SSE-S3

See this article for more information on how to create a Cloud Connection.

Step 2: Map a Folder

Make a Folder which points to this Cloud Connection.

This Folder acts as a bridge that maps an SFTP user's Home Directory to a Cloud Connection.

In this example, the Folder maps to the AWS Cloud Connection.

See this article for more information on Folders.

Step 3: Set the SFTP user's Home Directory

Point the SFTP user's Home Directory to the Folder you created earlier.

See this article for more information on setting a Home Directory.