Connect to Your Garry's Mod Server via FTP

Published 9 June 2026 · By Host Havoc Technical Support Team

Managing your server files directly is straightforward with an FTP client. FileZilla is a free, reliable option recommended for connecting to your Garry's Mod server.

Download FileZilla from https://filezilla-project.org/download.php?show_all=1

Steps

1. Log in to the Game Control Panel and navigate to your server.

2. Near the middle of the screen, locate the FTP Info section. Copy the FTP IP and port (for example, 167.114.172.201:8821) and paste it into the Host field of FileZilla.

FTP host and port shown in the Host Havoc game panel

Note: If the panel shows SFTP Info instead of FTP Info, add sftp:// in front of the IP address, for example sftp://167.114.172.201:8821.

3. Enter your control panel username and password into the Username and Password fields of FileZilla.

Control panel username and password fields in FileZilla

4. The port is included in the host string you pasted, so FileZilla will set it automatically.

5. Click Quickconnect to connect.

Once connected, you can browse and manage your server files directly. To upload addons or maps, see Install a Custom Map or Add a Workshop Collection.