Questions tagged [ftp]
FTP (File Transfer Protocol) is a common protocol for transferring files between computers over networks
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Run WinSCP as FTP server
I heard it is possible to run WinSCP as an FTP server (for a production environment). But I can not find any options for this. Can anybody tell me if it is possible and how?
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Should server files containing private data be outside `public_html` directory in CloudWays?
Working on a project I am connecting API's etc to an app. I want to upload the API tokens etc outside the public_html file for maximum security, or so I've been told.
However, whenever I try to upload ...
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Why are Filezilla connections failing after initial connection?
We've been using CloudFlare SSL certs for our sites, and been trying to use them for FTP as well. However, we're running into issues with the FileZilla client not accepting these certificates ...
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Problems switching server from FTP to FTPS (vsftpd) - access denied
I have an existing internet-facing FTP server which I want to convert to FTPS. It's a vsftpd server running on Ubuntu. I have allowed port 990 through the firewall (in addition to port 21 which was ...
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How does WGET handle a large number of concurrent FTP downloads where the .listing file always has the exact same name? No conflicts?
I download several dozen files from an FTP server as they're updated.
Each file is retrieved with a separate WGET command which is called again every few minutes. Since all these WGET calls always ...
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How to run an FTP server that serves files that are on a network without a public IP
I used to have a homeserver with a static IP address running an FTP server accessible from the internet.
But I had to change internet provider to a 5G internet provider and I believe my IP address is ...
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Can't navigate out of `/home` using Kodi's FTP client
I have a VSFTPD server running on a Debian machine. After connecting, I can navigate to any directory the user has permission to access, except when using Kodi's built-in FTP client.
I've used WinSCP. ...
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Can we add a mobile FTP folder to the "Send To" menu in Windows?
Can we add a mobile FTP folder to the "Send To" menu in Windows?
I’ve successfully configured and gained access to the internal storage of mobile folders via an FTP connection. However, ...
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ProFTPD fails to start with PID file error after manual installation from source
I have been trying to install and configure ProFTPd 1.3.8c on CentOS 7, but when I try to start the service, it fails.
Installation and Configuration Process:
Here's a summary of my installation and ...
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How to connect to FTP server that requires SSL/TLS on control channel
There are a number of public FTP servers that require SSL/TLS on the control channel.
One example of that is www3.software.ibm.com.
I would like to use a linux shell ftp client like lftp or ncftp to ...
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How to login FTP account in windows explorer address bar directly when password contains "@" symbol?
I am trying to login my FTP account directly in windows file explorer address bar including password pre-typed. It works fine when ftp URL is,
ftp://username:password@hostname
unfortunately, my FTP ...
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curl to fetch data from ftp server do not work
I am trying to download data from https://data.tpdc.ac.cn/en/data/30131436-88d1-4be3-8e3d-14905a29d6d6/
I am using curl -u download_68313574:22193606 'ftp://ftp2.tpdc.ac.cn:6201/SM_1km_Month/*' -o . ...
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filezilla server time out connection error
I wanted to share files with friends, so i installed FileZila server on my PC. I made a registration in no-ip.com because of the dynamic IP. Everything is done, but I still cant connect to the server. ...
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My PC (Windows 11) is only listening on my local IP
I'm trying to set up a very basic FTP server to share files with a friend across the country. I tested it and I can login locally to the local IP address 127.0.0.1 port 21.
But when I try on a friend'...
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Preventing zero byte files in SFTP upload caused by 409 Conflict
I am performing an upload of files to Akamai Netstorage over SFTP in an automated workflow. I have seen instances of the SFTP upload running in parallel (difficult to reliably prevent this ...
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