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title: "Dreamweaver CS5 – How to Configure Server Settings"
description: "This article will assist you with configuring your server settings in Dreamweaver CS5. Add New Server Basic Server Settings Add New Server Open your current site by clicking Site and..."
url: https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/website/dreamweaver-cs5-how-to-configure-server-settings/
date: 2011-08-23
modified: 2023-03-21
author: "Carrie Smaha"
categories: ["Website"]
type: post
lang: en
---

# Dreamweaver CS5 – How to Configure Server Settings

This article will assist you with configuring your server settings in Dreamweaver CS5.

- [Add New Server](#add)
- [Basic Server Settings](#settings)

## Add New Server

1. Open your current site by clicking **Site** and then **Manage Sites…**![click_sites_managesites](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/DWCS5_click_sites_managesites.gif)
2. Choose your site from the list, and then click “**Edit**”![select_site_click_edit](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/DWCS5_select_site_click_edit.gif)
3. If you don’t already have a server configured, click “**Servers**” and then click the plus** +** sign to add a new server. If you already configured a server, choose the server from the list and click the pencil icon to modify it.![click_servers_click_add_new_server](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/DWCS5_click_servers_click_add_new_server.gif)

## Basic Server Settings

Fill out the Basic server settings as described below, and then click “*Test*“

- **Server Name:** Enter a name for this server
- **Connect using:** Choose FTP
- **FTP Address:** Enter your domain name here
- **Username and Password:** Enter your cPanel username and password
- **Root Directory:** If you are setting this up for your main domain, enter public_html
- **Web URL:** This will auto fill in for you when you enter a root directory. Please be sure to remove “public_html” from the Web URL so that it only reads [https://example.com](https://yourdomain.com/)
- **More Options –** Use Passive FTP: Select “Use Passive FTP”

[![basic_server_settings](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/DWCS5_basic_server_settings.gif)](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/DWCS5_basic_server_settings.gif)

When your server settings test was a success, click “**OK**” and then click “**Save**“

[![successful_connection](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/DWCS5_successful_connection.gif)](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/DWCS5_successful_connection.gif)

After you have properly configured your server, click “**Save**“

[![save_settings](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/DWCS5_save_settings.gif)](https://www.inmotionhosting.com/support/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/DWCS5_save_settings.gif)

Congratulations, now you know how to configure server settings For Dreamweaver CS5!