This tutorial requires you to know how to connect to a server through SSH. Therefore, you need to make sure your VPS is running on that particular OS.

The difference is that FTP is responsible for transporting files through the internet while HTTP and SMTP handle the transfer of web pages and emails, respectively.īefore we begin, keep in mind that we will guide you through configuring an FTP server on Ubuntu 18.04. This is somewhat similar to HTTP (HypertText Transfer Protocol) or SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol). It also makes use of a client-server framework and SSL/TLS security to ensure secure and reliable data transfer.

Step 6 – Testing Connection with FileZillaįTP, or File Transfer Protocol, is a means to share files between computers over an internet connection using the TCP/IP protocol.

Step 2 – Allowing FTP Traffic from the Firewall.

Then they should now be able to access the files in the shared folder by connecting to. The appropriate FileZilla client to their device. STEP 5: Use Dynu DDNS hostname to access your files remotelyĪsk users who want to access your shared folder to Internet service providers change your IP address on a regular basis, but with dynamic DNS you can keep your domain pointed to the current IP of your home server or other devices.Ī domain name of your own () or useĪnd run an IP update client on the computer where the FTP server runs to keep the hostname mapped to your dynamic IP. STEP 4: Map your dynamic IP to a static hostname If you get a 'Success' response from the port check, then port forwarding has been correctly set up.

Network tool to see if the corresponding port is open. To see if the port forwarding has been setup correctly, you can use our

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