# Server Connections

Server connections are used to **configure the actors Data Mover interacts with when acting as a server**, allowing it to receive files from partners or make files accessible for other entities. In this role, Data Mover is responsible for establishing connections that define how files are sent and ensuring that the transfer processes are efficient and secure.

To receive files and make them accessible, the Actor that will connect to Data Mover must be configured. Different protocols are supported. 

To **add a server**, follow these steps:

1. Go to **Setup** → **STENG, Clusters and Servers** and click on the **NEW SERVER** button.
2. In the dialog window, select the protocol of the server you want to add.

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3. Depending on the selected protocol, a specific dialog window will appear. Refer to the following pages for a detailed explanation of the parameters included in each window.\
   These fields are common to all protocols:
   * **Server Name** and **Description**.
   * **Cluster associated to the server**.
   * **Default Status** of the server: enabled or disabled.
4. When done, click the **Continue** button and a recap of the parameters entered will appear. Click the **Save** button to add the server.
5. All STENGs must have the same number of servers to ensure high reliability. Therefore, when **adding a server** to a STENG, the last screen will list all STENGs, and when saving, the server will be added to all missing STENGs. Likewise, when **deleting a server**, it will be deleted from all STENGs to keep the same number of servers in all STENGs.

## Common protocols

* [FTP](/data-mover-1.21/transfer-protocols-and-connectors/server-connections/server-connection-ftp.md)
* [FTPS](/data-mover-1.21/transfer-protocols-and-connectors/server-connections/server-connection-ftps.md)
* [SFTP](/data-mover-1.21/transfer-protocols-and-connectors/server-connections/server-connection-sftp.md)
* [HTTP](/data-mover-1.21/transfer-protocols-and-connectors/server-connections/server-connection-http.md)
* [HTTPS](/data-mover-1.21/transfer-protocols-and-connectors/server-connections/server-connection-https.md)
* [PESIT](/data-mover-1.21/transfer-protocols-and-connectors/server-connections/server-connection-pesit.md)

## Primeur protocols

* [PR4](/data-mover-1.21/transfer-protocols-and-connectors/server-connections/server-connection-pr4.md)
* [PR5](/data-mover-1.21/transfer-protocols-and-connectors/server-connections/server-connection-pr5.md)
* [PR5S](/data-mover-1.21/transfer-protocols-and-connectors/server-connections/server-connection-pr5s.md)

## Cloud protocols

* [S3](/data-mover-1.21/transfer-protocols-and-connectors/server-connections/server-connection-s3.md)

## Third-party connectors

* [IBM Sterling Connect:Direct](/data-mover-1.21/transfer-protocols-and-connectors/server-connections/server-connection-ibm-sterling-connect-direct.md)

## Primeur engine

* [File Event Listener](/data-mover-1.21/file-event-listener/configure-the-file-event-listener/set-the-file-event-listener-engine.md)
* [Data Shaper Processor](/data-shaper-1.21/using-data-shaper-in-data-mover/setting-up-data-shaper-designer-and-processor.md)
* [Data Shaper Designer](/data-shaper-1.21/using-data-shaper-in-data-mover/setting-up-data-shaper-designer-and-processor.md)


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