Connect a folder as a network drive with cPanel Web Disk

Web Disk opens your hosting files as a drive on your computer. In cPanel, open Web Disk, click Configure Client Access and connect to port 2078.

1. Find your connection details

1. Log in to cPanel and click Web Disk in the Files section.

2. Under Main Web Disk Account, click Configure Client Access. The main account is your cPanel username, with your cPanel password, and it reaches all your files. If you always log in through the client area and don't know the password, see Change or reset your cPanel password.

   

3. Click the blue box that names your operating system, or pick it in one of the menus under Connection instructions. cPanel shows:

   1. Secure Connection (SSL): keep it ticked.
   2. The details to connect with: Server Address, Port (2078) and Username. The password is your cPanel password (or the Web Disk account's own password, see below).
   3. Download Configuration Script: a small file that sets up the connection for you. It's offered for the systems in the menus, which are mostly older versions. On a current computer, set up the connection by hand as shown below.
   

2. Connect your computer

Mac

1. In Finder, choose Go > Connect to Server.

2. Type https://SERVERADDRESS:2078 with the server address from cPanel, for example https://node111.elycloud.com:2078, and click Connect.

3. Enter the username and password. Your files open as a drive in Finder.

Windows

1. In cPanel, click Enable Digest Authentication next to the account first. The Web Disk page says Windows needs it.

2. Open File Explorer, right-click This PC and choose Map network drive.

3. Choose a drive letter, type https://SERVERADDRESS:2078 under Folder, tick Connect using different credentials and click Finish.

4. Enter the username and password. The drive appears under This PC.

On Linux, phones and tablets, use a file manager or app that supports WebDAV and enter the same address, username and password.

Give someone access to one folder only

For a designer or colleague, create an extra Web Disk account instead of sharing your cPanel password.

1. On the Web Disk page, fill in Create an Additional Web Disk Account:

   1. Username and Domain: the login becomes for example [email protected].
   2. Password and Password (Again): use Password Generator for a strong one.
   3. Directory: the only folder this account can open, for example public_html/shop.
   4. Permissions: Read-Write to change files, Read-Only to only open and download them.
   5. Enable Digest Authentication: tick it if the person uses Windows.
   6. Click Create.
   

The new account appears under Manage Additional Web Disk Accounts. There you can open its Configure Client Access details, Change Password, switch it between read-write and read-only, or Delete it. You can also create these accounts as users in User Manager.

Common problems

Windows keeps asking for the password

Check that Enable Digest Authentication is on for that account, that the address starts with https:// and ends with :2078, and that you type the full username (for an extra account, with @yourdomain.com).

You can open files but not save them

The account is Read-Only. Switch it to read-write in Manage Additional Web Disk Accounts, or use an account with Read-Write.

The connection fails on a work or school network

Some networks block port 2078. Try another network, or upload with the File Manager in your browser instead.

Related articles

• Upload files with the cPanel File Manager
• Manage cPanel users (User Manager)
• Password-protect a folder
• Find your server name, IP address and nameservers

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