Password: your user password for the system.In your FTP client, create a new SFTP connection with the settings: To log in to this computer remotely, type “ssh #4 : set ftp client (here fetch) Go Mac OSX System Preferences => Sharing.If brew is installed, with homebrew you can accomplish this with the following brew command:īe patient, the process takes time and time to time is verbose Step #2 : test ftp – the connectionįtp: connect to address ::1: Connection refusedįtp: connect to address 127.0.0.1: Connection refusedįtp: connect to address fe80::1%lo0: Connection refusedĪt this step, it was impossible to log with ftp (port 21) protocol and username/password 🙁 ! Step #3 : authentication via ssh (thanks to MAMP support) is updated ( now high Sierra 10.3.6), each time the FTP of MacOs server is discontinued (stopped) : impossible to use Fetch and FTP to update wordpress in web local server or mamp instance.Īgain, after spending more than multiple hours searching useful posts or forums, here is resumed how to update ftp and activate sftp: Step #1 : update ftp install via brew