FTP FAQ

Yes, SFTP is available on all hosting solutions offered by XonHost. Please note that SFTP requires that SSH access to the server is enabled. More information on how to enable SSH access can be found in this article: How do I activate SSH access … Continued

Unfortunately it is not possible to completely hide any files in FTP including .htaccess. This is due to the FTP technology which does not recognize the .htaccess file as a service file.