FileZilla (FTP Server)

FileZilla Server is a program that allows to create a FTP Server on your VPS, and share files.

You only need to install it if you want to share files using FTP.

Installation

Automatic installation (using the installer script)

The automatic installation is not available for the moment.

Manual installation

1. Obtain install files

1. Open the FileZilla Server Download page and download the FileZilla Server Installer. Save the file in the Trading Files folder, in the Executables folder.

2. Install

2. Open the Trading Files folder on the desktop, then open Executables, and launch the FileZilla Server installer

3. In the License Agreement window, click on I Agree

4. In the Choose Components window, select Full
5. Click on Next

6. In the Choose Install Location window, keep the default installation path
7. Click on Next

8. In the Choose Start Menu Folder window, leave the default FileZilla Server folder name
9. Click on Next

10. In the Server settings window, leave the default options
11. Click on Next

12. In the Server settings window, type the password you want to use for the Administration Interface
13. Click on Next

14. In the Admin Settings window, you can chose to start the Administration Interface automatically when the server starts
15. Click on Install

16. In the Installing window, wait for the install to finish

17. Click on OK to confirm the TLS fingerprints

18. In the Installation Complete window, click on Close

Configuration

You will have to decide which folder you want to share over FTP.

1. In this example, we will create a folder named ftp_data on the C:\ drive.
2. In this C:\ftp_data folder we will create a sub-folder called mydata01

3. Open the folder C:\ftp_data\mydata01
4. Create a test file test.txt

5. Open the Admin interface by using the desktop shortcut

6. If you are not already connected to the local server, click on Connect to Server...

7. In the Connection window, type the Admin interface password
8. You can also select Save the password and Automatically connect if you want that the Admin interface connects automatically to this server
9. Click on OK

10. Validate the fingerprint by clicking on Yes

11. To open the setings, click on Server
12. Then click on Configure ...

13. In the Server listeners menu
14. On the line 0.0.0.0 (for IPv4 traffic), change the protocol to Require explicit FTP over TLS
15. Select the line :: (for IPv6 traffic)
16. Click Remove to disable the IPv6 traffic

17. In the Protocols settings menu
18. Go in the Autoban window
19. Set 5 attempts for Ban IP address after
20. Set 1800 seconds (30 minutes) in If they happen within
21. Set 86400 seconds (1 day) in The ban will last

22. Under the Right management menu, select Groups
23. To create a new group, click Add
24. Then provide the group name, example ftpgroup
25. In the General section
26. Click on Add to add a new mount point
27. Provide the virtual path, exemple /mydata01
28. And provide the native path where the folder is stored, so in our example C:\ftp_data\mydata01
29. Chose the access mode, in our example Read only

30. Under the Right management menu, select Users
31. To create a new user, click on Add
32. Then provide the name of the user, in our case we will create a user namedftpuser, and provide the password
33. Make sure the user is enabled
34. Make sure the user requre a password to login
35. Add this user to the group of your choice, in our case ftpgroup
36. Click OK to save the changes

Open windows firewall for FTP port

We need to configure the Windows Firewall to accept connections on port 21/TCP, so the FTP clients can connect to the FileZilla FTP Server.

1. Open the windows start menu
2. Search for Run
3. Type wf.msc
4. Click on OK

5. In the Windows Defender Firewall window, click on Inbound Rules
6. Then click on New Rule...

7. In the Rule Type window, select Port
8. Then click on Next

9. In the Protocol and Ports window, select TCP
10. Then specify the port 21
11. Then click on Next

12. In the Action window, click on Allow the connection
13. Then click on Next

14. In the Profile window, select all the profiles
15. Then click on Next

16. In the Name window, set the rule name to FTP Server 21 TCP
17. Then click on Finish

18. Back to the main Windows Firewall window, you should see the new FTP Server 21 TCP rule

19. The FTP Server should now be reachable from internet on the port TCP 21.

Connect to the FTP Server

You can use FileZilla Client to connect to the FTP Server.

1. Launch FileZilla Client

2. Provide the Hostname or IP of the server, the username, the password and the port
3. Click on Quickconnect

4. If everything works as expected, you should be connected on the server
5. You should also be able to browse to the mydata01 folder
6. And download the test.txt file we have created