Send files from a folder on your machine to SFTP servers
The DocEvent Agent watches a folder on your own machine and DocEvent delivers every new file to an SFTP server over SSH. Enroll the agent once, pick the watched folder from the web console, and every transfer is audited.
From
DocEvent Agent (on-prem)
To
SFTP
Receive endpoints
Amazon S3
HTTP Upload
Email
FTP Pull
SFTP Pull
Filerouterlocal filesystem
Agentlocal filesystem
DocEvent
routes · retries · logs
Send endpoints
FTP / FTPS
SFTP
Webhook
Email
Filerouterlocal filesystem
Agentlocal filesystem
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How DocEvent Agent (on-prem) to SFTP routing works
DocEvent Agent
A DocEvent Agent running on your own machine watches a folder and sends new files into the channel.
DocEvent Channel
SFTP Server
Files are pushed securely to an SFTP server over SSH.
1
File arrives via DocEvent Agent (on-prem)
Enroll the agent once and manage everything from the web console — browse the machine remotely to pick the watched folder, with no local config files. It connects outbound over TLS (no inbound ports) and confirms every transfer.
2
Channel routes it
DocEvent's channel server matches the incoming file to your configured route, queues it for delivery, and ensures no file is ever lost — even during downstream outages.
3
Delivered to SFTP
SSH key or password authentication. Standard port 22. Configurable remote path.
Common use cases
Real workflows that teams automate with a DocEvent Agent (on-prem) → SFTP channel.
- Deliver files written by on-premise systems to bank or insurer SFTP portals
- Automate regulated submissions straight from a local output directory
- Replace cron-and-script SFTP uploads with a console-managed watched folder
- Send plant-floor or point-of-sale data to partner SFTP servers
The two ends don't have to be the same company — invite a customer or trading partner into the channel and they run the DocEvent Agent (on-prem) or SFTP side under their own account, with their own credentials. Learn how shared channels work.
Technical details
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DocEvent Agent
Enroll the agent once and manage everything from the web console — browse the machine remotely to pick the watched folder, with no local config files. It connects outbound over TLS (no inbound ports) and confirms every transfer.
A DocEvent Agent running on your own machine watches a folder and sends new files into the channel.Destination:
SFTP Server
SSH key or password authentication. Standard port 22. Configurable remote path.
Files are pushed securely to an SFTP server over SSH.Automatic retries with exponential back-off
Full end-to-end audit log for every file
Zero-code setup via the DocEvent UI
Reliable delivery even during downstream outages