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Svija works by continually keeping these two folders synchronized:
- “sync” on your website’s server — used to display your website
- “sync” on your computer – where you design your website
The sync folder on the server already exists — this page helps you copy it to your computer.
1. Configure WinSCP
Open WinSCP and enter the information from your Svija email:
Click the arrow to the right of the Save ▼ button and choose Set Defaults
Click the green Login button to connect to your site
- Choose Yes when asked “Continue connecting to an unknown server?“
At this point, you should see your documents in the left pane and your website files in the right pane:
2. Download Your Website Files
In the left pane of WinSCP, navigate to where you’d like to store your website, then:
- create a folder (F7) with the name of the website (example.svija.site)
- create a folder inside that called sync
- double-click until you are inside the sync folder
To download your website, select everything in the right pane except the “..” and drag it to the left pane:
The “..” is not a real folder — it’s a shortcut to the parent folder.
3. Save the Configuration
Type ctrl-N to bring up the Login window, then
- select your website
- click the Advanced ▼ button
- in the left column choose Directories
Fill out the directories as follows:
- Remote: /home/example/sync
replace “example” with your Connect ID - Local: click … and navigate to the sync folder from the previous section
- check Synchronize browsing
- click OK
You’ve successfully downloaded your website
Now you’re ready to try changing the text on a page.