Skip to main content

Recently Updated Pages

How to use the Azure blob storage Virtual File System (VFS)

Syncplify Server! Operation

Syncplify Server!, through its virtual file system (VFS) data storage layer, can store your SFTP ...

Updated 7 months ago by DevTeam

Why PGP is an extremely bad choice for a file server's at-rest encryption, and how to do it right

Syncplify Server! Miscellaneous

Pretty Good Privacy (PGP and all of its variants) is a well-known encryption program that provide...

Updated 9 months ago by DevTeam

How to recover (decrypt) old v4/v5 encrypted VFSs

Syncplify Server! Installation

As explained in our developers blog, starting from Syncplify Server! version 6 we had to change t...

Updated 10 months ago by DevTeam

How to move/migrate your software to a different machine/VM

Syncplify Server! Installation

If you intend to do a migration-upgrade (move from one VM to another while upgrading the software...

Updated 10 months ago by DevTeam

Parametric home directories (VFS)

Syncplify Server! Operation

Another highly requested feature that Syncplify.me Server! offers in all editions is parametric h...

Updated 1 year ago by DevTeam

Where do I download the old v4/v5 installers?

Syncplify Server! Miscellaneous

WARNING: both version 4 and version 5 are now discontinued and retired, so please be aware that d...

Updated 1 year ago by DevTeam

How to backup your Syncplify Server!'s database

Syncplify Server! Operation

Note: this article only applies to Syncplify Server! v6.x and above. If you're looking for a way ...

Updated 1 year ago by DevTeam

Updating/upgrading Syncplify Server!: the general rule

Syncplify Server! Installation

The process to update or upgrade your Syncplify Server! falls into either one of the following tw...

Updated 1 year ago by DevTeam

How to fix "Invalid OTP" error during setup

Syncplify Server! Installation

In order to ensure the utmost level of security, the web-based portion of the setup process must ...

Updated 1 year ago by DevTeam

Firewalls and FTP external IP address for PASV

Syncplify Server! Miscellaneous

Most firewalls (we’d say all the ones we know) have NAT/PAT capabilities, and many are able to pe...

Updated 1 year ago by DevTeam

W3C log file format and UTC timestamps

Syncplify Server! Miscellaneous

Every once in a while we receive a support request from some customers asking us how to “fix” t...

Updated 1 year ago by DevTeam

How Syncplify.me Server! prevents SSHPsycho attacks

Syncplify Server! Miscellaneous

According to the SANS ISC nearly 80% of all SSH-based brute force attacks are caused by SSHPsycho...

Updated 1 year ago by DevTeam

No, we are not affected by Log4j vulnerability (CVE-2021-44228)

Syncplify Server! Miscellaneous

No Syncplify software uses (nor has ever used) anything written in Java. Furthermore, and more sp...

Updated 1 year ago by DevTeam

High-Availability (HA): how to setup

Syncplify Server! Installation

This article assumes you've already read, understood, and are familiar with the general concepts ...

Updated 1 year ago by DevTeam

High-Availability (HA) general concepts

Syncplify Server! Installation

The most important improvement brought about by Syncplify Server! version is the simplicity with ...

Updated 1 year ago by DevTeam

How to access/download your invoice(s)

FAQ / Popular Topics

This procedure is - at the moment - limited to orders that include Syncplify Server! v6 licenses....

Updated 1 year ago by DevTeam

What is LLTS (Limited Long-Term Support)?

FAQ / Popular Topics

When we retire a software version, we typically keep providing a certain level of support for it ...

Updated 1 year ago by DevTeam

How to buy/renew/extend your maintenance and support plan

FAQ / Popular Topics

Though we never force any of our customers to buy (or keep current) their maintenance/support pla...

Updated 1 year ago by DevTeam

Emails from Syncplify not received. Why?

FAQ / Popular Topics

Here at Syncplify, we take support requests very seriously, and we always reply. Usually within 2...

Updated 1 year ago by DevTeam

Why Internet Explorer is not supported

FAQ / Popular Topics

Most software products by Syncplify are configured via web user interfaces (UIs). These are gra...

Updated 1 year ago by DevTeam