Under “General settings” you’ll see “Listen on these ports.” It should currently be on 21, but we recommend changing it to a random five digit number (nothing over 65535).Īlong with secure passwords, that should be about all the security your FTP server will need. To avoid being detected by the thousands of hackers constantly scanning for people like you with an FTP server, we can change the port that FileZilla listens on. Hackers will constantly scan the internet for hosts listening on port 21, the default FTP port. Securing Your FTP ServerĪlong with configuring the user(s) with a strong password, there are a few settings within FileZilla that you can configure to further secure your new FTP server. To give the user further permissions, such as the ability to copy files to this repository, check the boxes beneath ‘Files’ and ‘Directories.’Ĭlick OK once you’re done setting the user permissions. By default, the user we’ve created is able to read files, list directories, and list subdirectories. Now we need to assign the user permissions for this repository. Once you’ve done that, a window like the one below will pop up, use it to select the directory you would like to share as an FTP repository.Ĭlick OK. The FTP Server component is available on Windows 10 Pro as well as on Windows 10 Home, and older versions of the OS, including Windows 8.1 and Windows 7.Click OK once you’re done entering the account name, and then click on “Add” underneath the “Shared folders” section.
You won't be able to access your files when the computer is asleep or hibernating.
However, bear in mind that you can only establish a connection as long as the device hosting the service is turned on. In this guide, we outlined the steps to get started with the FTP server feature available on Windows 10, and the steps to view, download, and upload files. Of course, you're not limited to use File Explorer as there are plenty of FTP clients, such as FileZilla that you can use to transfer files. You can avoid going through the steps to reconnect to the FTP server by right-clicking Quick Access in the left pane, and selecting the Pin current folder to Quick Access option.
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