# Security for Galaxy on the Cloud

**URL:** <https://help.galaxyproject.org/t/security-for-galaxy-on-the-cloud/3257>\
**Category:** Uncategorized\
**Tags:** devops-administration, galaxy-cloud-legacy\
**Created:** [March 29, 2020, 1:25pm UTC](https://help.galaxyproject.org/t/security-for-galaxy-on-the-cloud/3257 "2020-03-29T13:25:43Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 4\
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**Author:** ![Ankit\_Naik](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/help.galaxyproject.org/ankit_naik/32/1367_2.png) [@Ankit\_Naik](https://help.galaxyproject.org/u/Ankit_Naik)\
**Post date:** [March 29, 2020, 1:25pm UTC](https://help.galaxyproject.org/t/security-for-galaxy-on-the-cloud/3257/1 "2020-03-29T13:25:43Z")

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I have my galaxy instance on Cloud via Cloudman. However the site connection is insecure. Any files uploaded via FTP will be clearly visible. How do i make the Connection Secure?

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**Author:** ![enis](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/help.galaxyproject.org/enis/32/29_2.png) [@enis](https://help.galaxyproject.org/u/enis)\
**Post date:** [March 30, 2020, 8:54pm UTC](https://help.galaxyproject.org/t/security-for-galaxy-on-the-cloud/3257/2 "2020-03-30T20:54:39Z")

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Unfortunately, secure FTP is not currently supported on CloudMan out of the box.

It should be possible to set it up manually by obtaining an SSL certificate and installing an SFTP server, but that’s likely to involve quite a bit of system administration.

The new GVL 5 offers SSL out of the box, although no FTP support at all. However, the latest Galaxy that comes with GVL 5 supports large file uploads so, if that’s a reason for using FTP, it should be addressable.

Hope this helps.

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**Author:** ![bernt-matthias](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/help.galaxyproject.org/bernt-matthias/32/502_2.png) [@bernt-matthias](https://help.galaxyproject.org/u/bernt-matthias)\
**Post date:** [April 3, 2020, 8:01am UTC](https://help.galaxyproject.org/t/security-for-galaxy-on-the-cloud/3257/3 "2020-04-03T08:01:53Z")

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Just use scp instead?

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**Author:** ![jennaj](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/help.galaxyproject.org/jennaj/32/27_2.png) [@jennaj](https://help.galaxyproject.org/u/jennaj)\
**Post date:** [March 17, 2026, 4:22am UTC](https://help.galaxyproject.org/t/security-for-galaxy-on-the-cloud/3257/4 "2026-03-17T04:22:25Z")

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Closed on March 17, 2026, 4:22am UTC