Download and upload project files

CodeLobster IDE provides the following main ways to upload project files and folders to deployment FTP/SFTP servers.

You can upload your project files manually or automatically when you save it. When you leave CodeLobster IDE and go back in, you should automatically see opened FTP/SFTP files you were last working with loaded. When IDE starts, it can update your files from FTP/SFTP before opening.

Uploading project files

To manually upload project files:

  • Choose the Project | Upload main menu item

  • In Project window click the Upload button or use the right-click context menu:

  • Press Alt + Shift + U hotkeys.

An ask dialog will prompts you to overwrite local files, if any.

[Tip]Tip

You can turn on Upload files on save option in Project properties, to upload files when you save it.

Downloading project

To manually download project files:

  • Choose the Project | Download main menu item.

  • In the Project window click the Download button or the use project right-click context menu.

  • Press Ctrl + Shift + U hotkeys.

[Tip]Tip

To automatically update files from FTP/SFTP as a startup, you should check this option in FTP/SFTP configure dialog.

The Output window displays the FTP/SFTP connection status. To show it, select View | Panels | Output main menu item.