Hosts

A Host configuration provides one or more Schedules with information pertaining to the FTP server to connect to when scanning for files. They are separate to the Schedule configuration to allow multiple Schedules to use the same Host configuration without the need for having to input the same data multiple times.

Under Settings -> New Host, you will be prompted to enter all of the relevant information.

Name [REQUIRED]

The friendly name for this Host. This is what will be visible when creating a schedule, so make it indicative of the Host you’re making.

Protocol

Which type of connection to be made. This has no bearing on how you configure the host, but will direct davos to build the specific client when connecting.

Host Address [REQUIRED]

The IP address (or hostname) of the server.

Port

FTP and FTPS are usually on 21, while SFTP is usually on 22. If your server has been configured to run on a separate port, this is where you reference it.

Username [REQUIRED]

Name of the user to connect as.

Password

Password of the user to connect as.

Use Identity File

Only available when SFTP is selected. Choose this if the SFTP server requires an identity file to authenticate the user.

Identity File

Displayed when Use Identity File is checked, replacing the Password field. Enter the location of the file.

Note

The location of the identity file will be relative to the container’s filesystem, so should ideally be under /config as this is the directory exposed by the Docker volume mapping.

It is also possible to create, manage, and delete a Host via the HTTP API. See API for more details.