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title: "Using Native and Standard setup for downstream integration"
date: "2025-03-31T06:21:25+00:00"
summary: "Integrate upstream with Native and Standard setups using CDP-hosted SFTP or Cloud Storage. Step-by-step guide for seamless integration."
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This page provides information about how to integrate upstream using Native and Standard - Cloud Storage or SFTP Connector options.

Native CDP-hosted setup
-----------------------

Step

Task

1

[Create an instance](#creating-an-instance)

2

[Create an Acquia CDP-hosted SFTP instance](#creating-acquia-cdp-hosted-SFTP-instance)

Creating an instance
--------------------

1.  [Sign in to the CDP user interface](/customer-data-platform/getting-started/signin-cdp).
2.  Click **Integrations** > **Instances**.
3.  Click **Add Instance**.
    
    The system displays the Create Instance page.
    
4.  In **Name**, enter the name for your instance.
5.  In **Instance Type**, select the preferred instance type.
    
    The system displays additional fields depending on the instance type.
    
6.  Click **Save**.
    
    The system auto-populates values in the fields in the **Instance Credentials** section.
    
7.  Copy the credentials from each field by clicking the square icon at the right of the field.

![Creating instances](https://acquia.widen.net/content/i0hlsknv6z/jpeg/cdp_create-instances.jpeg?position=c&color=ffffffff&quality=80&u=lcfvma)

Creating Acquia CDP-hosted SFTP instance
----------------------------------------

To create an instance that you want to associate with an SFTP destination connector:

1.  [Navigate to the Create Instance page](/node/56981/#creating-an-instance).
2.  In **Name**, enter the name for your instance.
3.  In **Instance Type**, select **SFTP Service Provision**.
4.  In **Allow-List Source IP Addresses**, add the comma-separated IP addresses that can access the SFTP location.
    
    You can add a maximum of 10 IP addresses. By default, CDP does not provide access to the SFTP location.
    
    The following are the criteria to allowlist IP addresses:
    
    *   Private IP addresses are not allowed. For example, `10.0.0.0 - 10.255.255.255, 172.16.0.0 - 172.31.255.255, 192.168.0.0 - 192.168.255.255`
    *   Domain and IP range is not allowed.
    *   Subnet masks must not be less than 22. For example, `xx.yyy.0.0/22`.
    *   IPv6 addresses are not allowed.
    
    For more information on allowlisting IP addresses, see [Allowlisting IP addresses](/customer-data-platform/connectors/cloud-storage/ip-allowlisting).
    
5.  Click **Save**.
    
    The system creates the instance and auto-populates values in the following fields:
    
    *   **SFTP URL Domain**
    *   **SFTP Port**
    *   **Username**
    *   **Password**
    
    The password generated at the time of provisioning is displayed once and is not visible after you navigate away from this page or reload your screen. To reset your password, click **Re-generate Credentials**.
    
6.  Take a backup of these credentials at a secure location as you cannot view them in the system again.

Standard setup
--------------

Step

Task

1

[Create a new SFTP connector](#creating-a-new-sftp-connector)

2

[Verify that the standard connector in input connectors](#verifying-the-standard-connector-in-input-connectors)

3

[Update the parameters to an existing connector](#updating-the-parameters-to-an-existing-connector)

Creating a new SFTP connector
-----------------------------

To add a new SFTP connector, send a request to [Support](/customer-data-platform/getting-started/support) or your customer value manager (CVM), and provide the following information:

*   Connector name such as “SFTP - Monetate”
*   Host name such as “sftp1.agilone.com
*   Username
*   Password
*   IP address to allowlist if applicable

You can use a key-based authentication instead of a password-based authentication by providing Customer Data Platform (CDP) with a private .pem SSH key. The keys must not have passphrases.

Verifying the standard connector in input connectors
----------------------------------------------------

1.  Click **Integrations** > **Input Connectors**.
    
    Professional Service or Acquia Support saves the input connector in either the **Published** or **Ready** state.
    
2.  To view the connector, select it from the list and use it for further processing.
    

Updating the parameters to an existing connector
------------------------------------------------

You can change the following parameters by sending a request to [Support](/customer-data-platform/getting-started/support). The changes apply to all files that are exported to that connector going forward.

Parameter

Values

Example

Description

filename.date.format

Date format

YYYY-MM-DD

Date format that is appended to the end of the file name.

date.column.date.format

Date format

Default: epoch timestamp

YYYY-MM-DD

Datetime format that is used when the output columns are dates. For example, first transaction date.

date.column.date.format.timezone

Time zones

Default: UTC

–

Timezone that is used when the output columns are dates. For example, first transaction date.

pgp.public.key

PGP public key

Default: none

–

Public encryption key if the output file should be encrypted.

exclude.execution.id

true or false

Default: false

–

This determines whether the executionID column is included at the end of the output CSV file.

output.file.extension

File extension

Default: csv

csv, tsv, txt, or NO\_EXTENSION

File extension

sftp.delimiter

Comma, pipe, tab, etc.

Default: comma

–

The delimiter to use to separate fields within a row. Use a single ASCII character to delimit data.