Azure web site FTP access / 530 User cannot log in

I just tested our account here is an example:

FTP: ftp://waws-prod-bay-014.ftp.azurewebsites.windows.net/site/wwwroot

UserName: fake__dev\$fake__dev

Password: Nope

Port: 21

I think make sure the username has the \ in it.

I had similar problems lately, while trying to reach waws-prod-....azurewebsites.net with my custom deployment credentials, using ftp software like Filezilla. I could reach the server using the publish credentials, but not with my deployment credentials.

For me it turns out that Filezilla sometimes chooses for a HTTP protocol, rather than the FTP. In my case it meant that Filezilla went to ftp://waws... when I used the publish credentials, but goes to http://waws... when using the deployment credentials.

Simple fix: always use ftp:// in front of the url.