Uploading and Downloading Files

To upload a file or folder manually:

• In the Project tool window, select this file or folder, choose Upload to on the context menu, and then select the target deployment server from the list.

To upload a file or folder to the default server manually:

• In the Project tool window, select this file or folder and then choose Upload to <default deployment server> on the context menu of the selection.

To upload checked-in files immediately after commit:

1. Start checking in your changes.
2. In the After Commit area, choose the target server from the Upload file to drop-down list. Choose one of the existing server access configurations or create a new one: click the Browse button and configure access to the relevant server in the Deployment dialog box that opens.
3. To have IntelliJ IDEA automatically upload checked in files to the chosen server, select the Always use selected server check box.

To configure automatic upload of changed files to the default server:

1. Open the Options dialog box: Open the Settings / Preferences Dialog by pressing Ctrl+Alt+S or by choosing File | Settings for Windows and Linux or IntelliJ IDEA | Preferences for macOS. Expand the Build, Execution, Deployment node, and then click Options under Deployment.
2. In the Upload changed files automatically to the default server drop-down list, specify when you want IntelliJ IDEA to upload changed files:
   • To have IntelliJ IDEA upload any saved file no matter whether the save was invoked manually or automatically, choose Always.
   • To have IntelliJ IDEA upload only files that were saved manually, choose On explicit save action.
   • To suppress automatic upload, choose Never.