---
title: "How to configure an SFTP server destination"
slug: "how-to-configure-an-sftp-server-destination"
description: "Learn what's needed to configure an SFTP destination on the Supermetrics Hub."
updated: 2025-11-13T14:03:37Z
published: 2025-11-13T14:03:37Z
canonical: "docs.supermetrics.com/how-to-configure-an-sftp-server-destination"
---

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# How to configure an SFTP server destination

Use this guide to fill the fields in the configuration view when creating a new SSH File Transfer Protocol (SFTP) server destination in Supermetrics.

## Before you begin

Before you create an SFTP server destination, [make sure all prerequisites have been met](/v1/docs/about-sftp-prerequisites).

## SFTP configuration

The configuration stage of creating a new destination for SFTP server in the [Supermetrics Hub](https://hub.supermetrics.com/) includes the following fields.

If you’re missing any of the information you need for these fields, one of your server admins should be able to help you find it.

1. **Display name** is the destination’s display name. Display names distinguish different destinations from each other.
2. **Hostname** of the SFTP server you’re going to use as a destination. You need to exclude the port number or user credentials here.
3. **Port number** of your SFTP server. We support "22" or "2222", “22” is the default.
4. **Upload path** is the folder structure you want to create in your SFTP base directory. For example, if you specify a path “subfolder1/data”, the transfers will create the folders in the directory if they don’t exist yet. If they do exist already, the data will be loaded into the specified path.
5. **Output format** lets you select the format you want to receive your data in.
6. **Username** is the username of the user you’re connecting as.
7. **Private key** is the private key you’ve generated. See [SFTP prerequisites](/v1/docs/about-sftp-prerequisites).

## More resources

- [About SFTP prerequisites](/v1/docs/about-sftp-prerequisites)
- [How to create a destination](/v1/docs/how-to-connect-to-a-data-warehouse-destination)
- [How to create a transfer](/v1/docs/how-to-create-a-transfer)