Configuring Sublime Text SFTP: Extra List Connections for Seamless Remote Development

As developers, we often find ourselves working on projects that require collaboration with team members or deploying code to remote servers. To streamline this process, we can use the Sublime Text SFTP package to connect to our remote machines and manage files using various protocols. In this article, we'll explore how to configure Sublime Text SFTP for extra list connections, enabling us to work efficiently with multiple remote servers.

To begin, let's create the sftp-config.json file in our project folder. This file will hold our remote configuration settings. To do so, right-click on the project folder and select SFTP/FTP → Map to Remote. For this example, I'll use a Linux Mint 19.3 virtual machine as my remote machine.

Once you have your sftp-config.json file created, you can explore the various options available for working with SFTP functionalities. Some of these features include:

* Persistent connections: This feature allows for good performance when working with multiple remote servers.

* Syncing only recently made changes: You can set up Sublime Text to sync only the changes made since your last sync, reducing unnecessary data transfer.

* Sync folders: Locally, remotely, and bi-directionally, you can synchronize files between your local machine and remote server.

* Authentication methods: Choose from password-based or SSH key-based authentication for secure connections.

Sublime Text SFTP also supports various protocols, including FTP, SFTP, and FTPS. Although the SFTP package comes with a license cost, you can install it and use it indefinitely. With this package, you can push files from your local machine to a remote server or pull files from a remote server to your local machine using file transfer protocol.

As most of our development and deployment work will be happening on remote servers or cloud servers, having a seamless connection between our local machine and remote servers is crucial. By following the steps outlined in this article, you'll be able to set up Sublime Text SFTP for extra list connections, enabling you to work efficiently with multiple remote servers.

If you're new to Sublime Text SFTP, I recommend referring to our previous article on installing and configuring Sublime Text 3. This article is the second in a series about setting up Sublime Text for remote development using the SFTP package, so be sure to check it out for more information.

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