Desktop Install

1. Run the MSI installer
2. Choose install path (default Program Files)
3. Finish wizard; launch app

Web Mode

1. Install Node.js LTS
2. Run npm install then npm run start:web
3. Open http://localhost:3000

Service Style

1. Create a Windows service wrapper for npm run start:web
2. Set recovery to restart on failure
3. Log on as service account with least privilege

Status

See listener health, active sessions, and recent errors.

1. Confirm listeners show green
2. Look for spikes on the activity chart
3. Click errors to inspect details

Real-Time Activity

1-second updates on operations per second.

1. Watch green (success) vs red (errors)
2. Correlate spikes with user actions

Create User

1. Open Users ➜ Add User
2. Set password and/or paste SSH public key
3. Assign listeners and permissions
4. Add virtual paths for isolation

Public Keys

1. Generate key: ssh-keygen -t ed25519 -C "user@host"
2. Copy contents of id_ed25519.pub
3. Paste into Public Key field; save
4. Optionally disable password for key-only

CLI Snippet

Connect with OpenSSH:

sftp -i C:\\keys\\id_ed25519 user@host

Add Listener

1. Open Listeners ➜ Add
2. Select SFTP or FTP; set port and bind IP
3. Save, then click Start

Passive FTP

Define a narrow passive range in config, open it in the firewall, and document it for clients.

Web GUI Port

Edit Web GUI port, save, and confirm via the status banner.

Activity Log

Audit-grade entries: timestamp, listener, user, action, path, auth method, IP:port.

1. Filter by date range
2. Copy all to clipboard
3. Export CSV for compliance

CSV Tips

• Open in Excel with UTF-8 option
• Pivot by user or listener to spot anomalies
• Archive monthly exports to offline storage

Troubleshooting

• Port already in use ➜ choose another port or stop conflicting app
• Permission denied ➜ check virtual path permissions and listener assignment
• Idle disconnect ➜ expected after 5 minutes of inactivity