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November 24, 2023
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Unable to publish via SFTP

  • November 24, 2023
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Hi all,

 

I'm using RoboHelp 2022.3.93 and having trouble publishing via SFTP. 

 

We've recently changed our hosting service to Azure, so I have to publish via SFTP now.

When we were on the old servers I used to use File System, publish locally and then copy over to our servers because that was quicker.

 

I was hoping to take advantage of the SFTP functions of Azure and publish directly to the server from RoboHelp. I get the following error, though:

Error: connect: Timed out while waiting for handshake after 1 attempt

I've set the publish profile up using exactly the same credentials I use with FileZilla. It works fine in FileZilla but just doesn't seem to be able to get past the first file with RoboHelp. Is anyone able to point me in the right direction? 

 

I'm using port 22 in RH, as I believe this is the default SFTP port in FileZilla. I've also tried 443 which is the port used to call Azure but that doesn't work either. 

 

Thanks in advance! 🙂 

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    Jeff_Coatsworth
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    November 24, 2023

    Idea - this thread - https://community.adobe.com/t5/robohelp-discussions/cannot-add-a-sftp-server-to-publish-profiles/td-p/12312633 - seems to indicate that while 22 is the default, it actually isn't selected (as it appears) until you type over it.

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    November 24, 2023
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    Idea - this thread - https://community.adobe.com/t5/robohelp-discussions/cannot-add-a-sftp-server-to-publish-profiles/td-p/12312633 - seems to indicate that while 22 is the default, it actually isn't selected (as it appears) until you type over it.


    By @Jeff_Coatsworth

    Thanks for your reply. I did see this thread before posting and checked, but there are no longer any placeholders in RoboHelp. If I don't type in anything at all it simply tells me there's an empty field and to try again. Worth a shot, though!

    Jeff_Coatsworth
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    Community Expert
    November 24, 2023

    The fact that it works fine with FileZilla leads me to think that there's something else in RH that's blocking the connection. I suspect you need to ping the RH folks on this one - see https://helpx.adobe.com/contact/enterprise-support.other.html#robohelp for your Adobe Support options. I'd recommend using the tcssup@adobe.com e-mail address as it reaches a team dedicated to Technical Communication Suite products including RoboHelp.