Prepare Your Flare Connection

Before you create a Flare connection, complete these prerequisites. The Flare connector uses a Secure File Transfer Protocol (SFTP) staging area to transfer your content to Data 360 and requires Secure Shell (SSH) key authentication. Create a staging area, generate an SSH key pair, and gather your connection details. For instructions, see Working with a Staging Area

Find Your Username and Hostname

After you create the staging area, Data 360 provides a username and hostname. Madcap Flare requires this information when you create your Flare Destination.

In Data 360, click Setup, and select Data Cloud Setup.
From the left navigation menu, click Staging Area.
From the staging area details page, locate the Username and Host Name.
Copy and save these values in a secure location. You need them when configuring your Flare destination.

Configure Your Flare Destination

In Flare, configure a destination to publish content to the Data 360 staging area.

In Flare, open the Project Organizer and create a destination.
Set the Type to SFTP.
Enter the Host Name that you copied from the staging area.
Set the Port to 22.
Set the Connection Mode to Active.
For Directory, enter public_html.
Set Server Validation to No.
For Authentication, select Private Key File and provide the path to the SSH Private Key file on your computer (see Generate an SSH Key Pair).
In the Login Credentials section:
- For Server, enter the Host Name from your Staging Area.
- For Username, enter the Username from your Staging Area.
- You can add a password. There is no requirement for it.

Next Steps

Set Up a Flare Connection

Create a Flare Unstructured Data Lake Object

Flare Connector Limitations