SFTP - Installing OpenSSH and SFTP on Windows Server

WHAT ARE WE TRYING TO DO
1) Set up SFTP on a Windows Server machine using OpenSSH

STEPS
1) Get the OpenSSH software from
2) Install the CopSSH Software
3) Create NT Security Groups (FTP Users, FTP Admins)
4) Create Users
5) Create a Folder FtpRoot
a) Set NT File Permissions for "FTP Admins" on FtpRoot
6) Create User folders of the Same Name
7) Activiate User for SFTP on openSSH
8) Point folder C:\FtpRoot to /home in the fstab file
9) Deny Permissions on Root Folder
10) Deny Permissions on Entire Home Folder
11) Assign permissions home folder
a) Disinherit Permissions from Parent Folder
b) Explicitly Assign Permissions on User Folder

[roberthorn]

Excellent video!!! I really like the way you walk everyone through step by step and not skipping anything. Thank you and keep up the GREAT video's!!!!

[MarkAzali]

glad i found this tutorial. I think they made the activation steps easier now.

[ravijaiswal]

How can we use the NAS share folder (mapped drive) as sftproot folder? Is it possible? This way, we can store the files on the NAS share drive.

[ilianaliscano]

Hello,
I have downloaded the file from the site suggested and I have installed OpenSSH successfully. However, the tool "UserActivationWizard" did not come with the software. I am trying to set this out to for SFTP, what do you suggest?

[mandeepsahney]

Hi mate,

Is it safe to use these types of open SSH? Please assist..

[jovanm.]

Hi Master! Please create a video on how to access the SFTP using the public key

[Grid]

Does this work on Windows 2003 server?

[duramax]

Can I use this with Windows Server 2016?

[pandidurai]

how to sftp enable in windows 7 ? Any one answer .

[totomito]

PLEASE, how can i activate the publickey authentication

[TheRebuilt]

great patience and detail instruction in this video and thank you. I am curious if your doing this on a company host/firewall you host would be your IP DNS i presume. I am getting access denied with FileZilla and wondering if firewall is blocking....

[magritskaya]

CopSSH can not be installed on Windows Server 2012. I have notification? that it is only for workstations OS

[MotionInMotion]

That website and installation for openssh loops pretty suspicious. Great video, except for the openssh installation part.

[SLOBoe]

I believe you have created a serious security issue. Just because you Deny directory listings doesn't mean a user can't read and modify that directory, no? I don't believe you have actually protected the root/home folders. ???

[bobbastian]

nice video but dude  - get a decent mic so much hiss....