I often rely on a satellite internet connection. Those connections make life with Coda difficult. Often files aren't transferred over SFTP. The timeout is epic and it makes life really difficult.
To get around this problem I gave up on Coda's embedded SFTP client. Instead I've mounted the remote server through SSHFS. So far I didn't run into the same problems and files are transferred reliably.
SSHFS can be installed on pretty much any UNIX OS. I personally use it within a Linux VM since the local project files are in there as well. However there's no need for that. You can install SSHFS on your Mac as well.
Binary versions are available from the osxfuse project. To be honest I didn't try them but that may be the way to go if you don't want to install a portage on your Mac.
I on the other hand couldn't live without MacPorts. If you have it installed, just install the
sshfsport. Once installed you can easily mount your remote website using a command like this:
sshfs username@remote.tld:/var/www/ /Users/arthur/mymountpoint/
To optimise the process I suggest you're using SSH keys instead of passwords. That way it's not only more secure but also much more comfortable. Hint: those keys work with Coda as well.
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