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url: /process-functions/ftp-connect.md
description: Creates an FTPClient instance that can be used to interact with an ftp server.
---

# ftp.Connect

Creates an FTPClient instance that can be used to interact with an ftp server.

```js
let client = ftp.Connect(protocol, host, port, username, password);
```

#### Parameters

* `protocol` - The ftp protocol for this connecton. At the moment, only `sftp` is supported.
* `host` - The ftp host like a domain name or an ip address
* `port` - The port to use on the ftp connection
* `username` - The username to use
* `password` - The password for the user

#### Example

```js
let client = ftp.Connect(
    "sftp",
    "example.domain.com",
    22,
    "brad",
    "password"
);
```