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# Importing files

> We've included and built in several ways to upload your server's files or folders into the panel including SFTP and web upload.

## Web upload

<Info>This method of upload is limited to **100MB**.</Info>

To directly upload files to the panel, you can head to the **File Manager** tab,
and drag-and-drop the files to the screen.

When trying to directly upload a folder to the file manager, you will encounter an error that reads: `Failed to get multipart form data from request`.
You will need to archive the folder using a tool like [7Zip](https://7zip.org) or [WinRAR](https://winrar.org) and upload it that way.
Once uploaded, you can press the three dots and press the **Unarchive** button.

### The following archive types are supported:

* .zip
* .7z
* .tar.gz

## Importing via SFTP

<Info>This method of upload does **not** have a size limitation.</Info>

[SFTP](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SSH_File_Transfer_Protocol) is a secure way
to transfer files from your computer to the panel. This is a great way to upload
your server's files to the panel, and is the recommended way to upload your
server's files especially if the files are stored on your computer, or if the
files are larger than 100MB.

1. Download a SFTP client such as [WinSCP](https://winscp.net/eng/index.php)
   (recommended) or [FileZilla](https://filezilla-project.org).
2. Once installed, head to the **Settings** tab, and press the **Launch SFTP**
   button.
3. You will be prompted with a window to enter your SFTP password, it will be
   the same password used to log in to the control panel.
4. Locate the files/directories on your computer that you want to transfer, and
   drag-and-drop them into the window of your FTP client. This will upload the
   files to the panel and a rough ETA (estimated time of arrival) will be
   displayed normally at the bottom of the screen.

The speed of the transfer may seem significantly low, however in most cases that is due to importing hundreds (sometimes even thousands!) of several smaller files rather than one big file.

<Tip>To speed up the SFTP import, archive your files into any one of the [supported archive types](#the-following-archive-types-are-supported). Then, transfer that archive through SFTP and unarchive it on the panel directly.</Tip>