{"id":1026,"date":"2021-10-08T13:46:34","date_gmt":"2021-10-08T13:46:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.hostinger.io\/support\/2021\/10\/08\/5634574-how-to-change-your-ftp-password-on-hostinger-hpanel\/"},"modified":"2026-10-29T14:53:33","modified_gmt":"2026-10-29T14:53:33","slug":"5634574-how-to-change-your-ftp-password-on-hostinger-dashboard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hostinger.com\/support\/5634574-how-to-change-your-ftp-password-on-hostinger-dashboard\/","title":{"rendered":"How to change your FTP password on Hostinger dashboard"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"no-margin\">Change your FTP password on Hostinger dashboard in the FTP Accounts section of your website&rsquo;s dashboard, for the main FTP account or any additional FTP account. Each custom PHP or HTML website on a web or cloud hosting plan gets a main FTP account by default.<\/p><div class=\"intercom-interblocks-callout\" style=\"background-color: #e3e7fa80;border-color: #334bfa33\">\n<p>Keeping this password secure ensures that your website files remain safe from unauthorized access.<\/p>\n<\/div><h3>Before you start<\/h3><ul>\n<li>This guide applies to web and cloud hosting plans. For agency hosting, check the guide on <a data-click-id=\"hgr-post-content-link-how-to-use-remote-access\" href=\"\/support\/10657418-hostinger-agency-hosting-plans-how-to-use-remote-access-ssh-sftp\/\">how to use remote access<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Websites created with Hostinger AI Builder are not file-based. Therefore, FTP access is unsupported, and FTP password management options do not apply.<\/li>\n<\/ul><h2 id=\"h-change-your-main-ftp-account-password\">Change your main FTP account password<\/h2><p>To update the password for your primary website connection, follow these steps:<\/p><ol>\n<li>Go to Hostinger dashboard &rarr; <a data-click-id=\"hgr-post-content-link-websites\" class=\"intercom-content-link\" href=\"https:\/\/hpanel.hostinger.com\/websites\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Websites<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Hover over the <strong>PHP\/HTML<\/strong> website and click <strong>Manage site<\/strong>.<\/li>\n<li>On the left sidebar menu,&nbsp;select Files &rarr;&nbsp;<a data-click-id=\"hgr-post-content-link-ftp-accounts\" href=\"\/support\/1714427-how-to-find-ftp-details-on-hostinger-dashboard-at-hostinger\/\"><b>FTP Accounts<\/b><\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Click on <b>Forgot your FTP password?<\/b><\/li>\n<li>Enter a strong, unique password or choose the option to generate one automatically.<br>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-11237\" src=\"https:\/\/imagedelivery.net\/LqiWLm-3MGbYHtFuUbcBtA\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/06\/hostinger-hpanel-change-ftp-password.png\/public\" alt=\"\" width=\"468\" height=\"348\" srcset=\"https:\/\/imagedelivery.net\/LqiWLm-3MGbYHtFuUbcBtA\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/06\/hostinger-hpanel-change-ftp-password.png\/w=524,fit=scale-down 524w, https:\/\/imagedelivery.net\/LqiWLm-3MGbYHtFuUbcBtA\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/06\/hostinger-hpanel-change-ftp-password.png\/w=300,fit=scale-down 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 468px) 100vw, 468px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Re-enter the password to confirm.<\/li>\n<li>Click <strong>Change Password<\/strong> button to apply the changes.<\/li>\n<\/ol><p>Make sure to store your new password in a secure location, such as a password manager, as it is hidden within Hostinger dashboard at all times.<\/p><h2 id=\"h_a256475063\">Change the password for additional FTP accounts<\/h2><p>If you have manually created separate, <a data-click-id=\"hgr-post-content-link-secondary-ftp-accounts\" href=\"\/support\/1583246-how-to-create-additional-ftp-accounts-in-hostinger\/\">secondary FTP accounts<\/a> for specific directories, you can manage their access credentials from the same page.<\/p><ol>\n<li>Scroll down to the FTP accounts listed at the bottom of the page.<\/li>\n<li>Locate the specific user account you want to modify.<\/li>\n<li>Click the <strong>Change password<\/strong> button located next to that account profile.<br>\n<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-11238\" src=\"https:\/\/imagedelivery.net\/LqiWLm-3MGbYHtFuUbcBtA\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/06\/hostinger-hpanel-change-ftp-password-additional-account.png\/public\" alt=\"\" width=\"711\" height=\"136\" srcset=\"https:\/\/imagedelivery.net\/LqiWLm-3MGbYHtFuUbcBtA\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/06\/hostinger-hpanel-change-ftp-password-additional-account.png\/w=1030,fit=scale-down 1030w, https:\/\/imagedelivery.net\/LqiWLm-3MGbYHtFuUbcBtA\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/06\/hostinger-hpanel-change-ftp-password-additional-account.png\/w=300,fit=scale-down 300w, https:\/\/imagedelivery.net\/LqiWLm-3MGbYHtFuUbcBtA\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/06\/hostinger-hpanel-change-ftp-password-additional-account.png\/w=1024,fit=scale-down 1024w, https:\/\/imagedelivery.net\/LqiWLm-3MGbYHtFuUbcBtA\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/55\/2026\/06\/hostinger-hpanel-change-ftp-password-additional-account.png\/w=768,fit=scale-down 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 711px) 100vw, 711px\" \/><\/li>\n<li>Enter your new password twice to confirm it.<\/li>\n<li>Click <strong>Change password<\/strong> to complete the process.<\/li>\n<\/ol><p>Your new credentials are now updated and ready to be used to <a data-click-id=\"hgr-post-content-link-connect-via-ftp\" href=\"\/support\/4480505-how-to-connect-to-your-hosting-using-ftp-in-hostinger\/\">connect via FTP<\/a> in your preferred client application.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Change your FTP password on Hostinger dashboard for your main FTP account or any additional FTP account in the FTP Accounts 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