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Ideas
Mount remote directory over ssh
Instead of checking files in/out over SFTP, I'd like to suggest mounting a remote folder locally.
What this means is that I can access any random file within the directory and when the file is saved, it's automatically pushed to the remote server without any other operations
This means that
- I can run it from my own flavour of web server - PHP, etc
- I can use GIT or SVN
Bonus points for allowing any web page open in the web preview window and an SSH shell :)
This may go against the philosophy of "Build everything into the one app", so I'd like to point that out upfront. I still think that the remote workflow support would be extremely useful.
Answer
It worries me that there hasn't been any update on this request for 9 years. Are the developers interested in implementing this?
Actually, this is already possible using the app Secure ShellFish which allows you to access SSH/SFTP servers as folders in the Files app. You can add those folders as external folders to Textastic and open and edit the files as if they were local.
Oh yeah... I forgot about that feature for the File apps. This will work. Thank You.
Edit: I misread what you said. I guess this will work.
Sorry to dig up an old thread, but with secure shellfish, I can “download”/view/edit files just fine but my edits are not saved at all. Am I doing something wrong?
With Secure ShellFish, I'd recommend to add the server as an external folder to Textastic using the "Add External Folder…" command.
When you then open a file and edit it, Secure ShellFish should automatically upload your changes.
You can trigger a Save with an external keyboard using Cmd-S. Tapping the "…" button in the top right corner also triggers a save.
If that still doesn't upload the file, I would try if a reboot of your device helps.
Let me know how it goes.
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Actually, this is already possible using the app Secure ShellFish which allows you to access SSH/SFTP servers as folders in the Files app. You can add those folders as external folders to Textastic and open and edit the files as if they were local.