SFTP Subscriber

The SFTP subscriber receives notifications from topics and uploads files over a Secure Shell (SSH) connection to specified SSH File Transfer Protocol (SFTP) hosts.

Creating an SFTP Subscription

In the FME Server Web User Interface, select Notifications > Subscriptions, and click New.

Move pointer over example to view:

  • Name: Provide a name for the subscription.
  • Protocol: Select SFTP.
  • Topics Subscribed To – Specify the Topics you want to subscribe to using the drop-down selector. To create a topic and use it right away, click +.
  • Host – The SFTP host name.
  • Port – The SFTP port number. The default value is 22.
  • Username – The SFTP user name for authentication.
  • Password – The SFTP user password for authentication.
  • Verify Host Keys– Choose whether or not to verify the host key for the server being connected to.
  • Path to Known Hosts File – If Verify Host Keys is Yes, specify the path to the known_hosts file that contains the public keys for any servers you wish to connect to. If the known_hosts file is saved to a Resources directory, click the ellipsis (...) and select the file. Otherwise, enter the file path directly. File paths must use forward slashes (/) or escaped backslashes (\\).

    • Note: A known_hosts file contains public keys for computers you connect to via SSH. To obtain a public key and insert it into the known_hosts file, run the following command in OpenSSH: ssh-keyscan -t rsa <hostname> > <path_to_known_hosts_file>. Alternatively, contact your system administrator.

    For more information about OpenSSH, and to install, see http://www.openssh.com/.

  • Destination Path – The destination path to upload the file.
  • Source Path – The source file to upload. If the source file is saved to a Resources directory, click the ellipsis (...) and select the file. Otherwise, enter the file path directly. File paths must use forward slashes (/) or escaped backslashes (\\).

SFTP Notification Keywords

Use the following reserved keywords in the notification content to modify SFTP subscription settings:

  • sftp_host: The SFTP host name.
  • sftp_port: The SFTP port number.
  • sftp_username: The SFTP user name for authentication.
  • sftp_password: The SFTP password for authenticatdion.

  • sftp_verifyhost: Whether or not to verify the host key for the server being connected to. Specify "yes" or "no".

  • sftp_knownhosts: If "sftp_verifyhost" : "yes", specify the path to the known_hosts file that contains the public keys for any servers you wish to connect to.

  • sftp_remotedestination: The destination path to upload the file.

  • sftp_localsource: The path to the source file to upload.

Note: Specify file paths using forward slashes (/) or escaped backslashes (\\).

Example

{

"sftp_host" : "testServer",

"sftp_port" : "22",

"sftp_username" : "TestUser",

"sftp_password" : "testpassword",

"sftp_verifyhost" : "yes",

"sftp_knownhosts" : "C:/known_hosts",

"sftp_remotedestination" : "/",

"sftp_localsource" : "C:/test.txt"

}