Routing: FTP Video

Use this guide when video from Newsroom posts needs to be delivered to an external system via an FTP/SFTP server. FTP Video is a standalone platform in Settings > Routing, functionally identical to FTP Audio (same underlying FTP connection technology), but for uploaded video files instead of audio. See Roles and permissions for who has access.

Roles and permissions

This page — like the rest of Settings > Routing, for all platforms — is only reachable for users with the Settings role (the same role used for most other Settings pages, e.g. AI settings and Plan/usage), not a separate FTP Video-specific role. Without this role, opening the entire Routing page already shows an error instead of an overview of connected platforms.

This is not the same connection as YouTube — a YouTube video linked to a post does not count for FTP Video. This is only about video files you upload yourself to a post (Media tab), not videos linked via an external embed.

What you configure here

When connecting FTP Video, you fill in:

Type — FTP, SFTP (with password), or SFTP via Keyfile (private key + passphrase, no password). The port updates automatically: 21 for FTP, 22 for both SFTP variants.
Host, Username, Password (disabled for the Keyfile variant).
For FTP: Mode (Active/Passive) and an SSL toggle.
For SFTP via Keyfile: Private Key and Passphrase.
Path — the directory on the server where files are placed (default /). There is no separate filename or path template: the uploaded file simply keeps the video file’s original filename.

As with Joomla, WordPress, and FTP Audio, you must click test first — only once that test succeeds (Newsroom then also shows the file listing of the FTP directory) does the save button become available. Once saved, the platform only shows host, username, and path for reference; you can’t edit it, only delete the whole connection and set up a new one.

A broadcaster can have only one active FTP Video connection at a time. Once a connection exists, the button to create a new one is disabled — you must delete the existing one first.

Which posts qualify

There is no category or post-type restriction: any post that has an uploaded video file counts — via the Media section of the post editor (uploading video alongside image and audio). If a post has no video, it isn’t sent to this connection.

The JSON sidecar

Alongside the video file itself, Newsroom places a JSON file with the same filename (only the extension is .json), containing metadata:

version, asset_type ("video"), filename, mime_type (always video/mp4)
publication_from / publication_to (the post’s publication window) and timezone
post_uuid and title of the post

Workflow

Open Settings > Routing and choose Video FTP

Fill in the server details

Choose the type first (FTP, SFTP, or SFTP via Keyfile) — the remaining fields adapt accordingly.

Test the connection

The save button only appears after a successful test. On a successful test, Newsroom also shows the file listing of the specified directory, so you can immediately verify you’re in the right folder.

Save the connection

From now on, every video on a published post is automatically sent to this server.

Routing: FTP Video

Roles and permissions

What you configure here

When connecting FTP Video, you fill in:

Type — FTP, SFTP (with password), or SFTP via Keyfile (private key + passphrase, no password). The port updates automatically: 21 for FTP, 22 for both SFTP variants.

Host, Username, Password (disabled for the Keyfile variant).

For FTP: Mode (Active/Passive) and an SSL toggle.

For SFTP via Keyfile: Private Key and Passphrase.

Path — the directory on the server where files are placed (default /). There is no separate filename or path template: the uploaded file simply keeps the video file’s original filename.