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The FTP server is an essential storage space for publishing files from your applications or websites.
What is an FTP host?
What is an FTP host or FTP server? What is it used for?
Definition and uses of an FTP
As the name suggests, a File Transfer Protocol (FTP) is a protocol for transferring files over the Internet. It enables the exchange of commands and data between a computer or software (the FTP client) and a server (the FTP host). This FTP server is a remote directory. It hosts data for your website or applications, so that it can be easily put online, migrated or shared – in a datacentre-style manner.
FTPs are used to establish a connection between the server and the client using an FTP command channel. In this channel, the webmaster can use command lines such as “get” to get a file, or “close” to close the current FTP session. They can also save time by using dedicated hosting software.
There are several FTP client software programs to make these commands easy. The best known are FileZilla and Cyberduck.
With an FTP, files, text and images can be transferred from the website manager’s computer to a web hosting plan, or the FTP host. Once imported to the FTP server, the data can then be published, and internet users will be able to access it via their browser.
There are many use cases:
- use the FTP server to transfer data from one computer to another
- set up an intranet with high availability to share files, or secure access
- host data on a shared server to free up disk space on a physical server
- set up a website, or migrate content to a new domain name
- back up important files
- centralise information for several websites and domain names.
Differences between FTP, FTPS and SFTP
FTP
FTP is the standard method for transmitting data between an FTP client and an FTP server. You can use it to regulate user access with a username and password.
However, while the connection to the server is secure, the data transmission is not. This is because the information being sent via FTP standards is not encrypted, so it is at risk of being intercepted by malicious third parties. This vulnerability led to the development of two new secure protocols: FTPS and SFTP.
FTPS
FTPS is the secure version of FTP. It adds an extra level of security to your FTP server, and ultimately to your website. With SSL/TLS encryption, data (such as files and logs) that passes between the client and the FTP server are protected.
SFTP
SFTP stands for “SSH File Transfer Protocol” or “Secure File Transfer Protocol”. Like FTPS, SFTP is used to secure the flow of data between the FTP client and the FTP server. To do this, it also uses an encryption algorithm, the secure SSH tunnel, to protect the information. You can also strengthen the security of your FTP space by setting up an authentication system with a username and password (an SSH key).
The information remains unreadable for the entire data transmission process through the secure SSH tunnel and folder synchronisation. SSH keys prevent fraudulent access to the files of the website(s) hosted on the FTP server,
making SFTP the most secure protocol for transferring data between an FTP client and an FTP server.
FTP vs Storage Share
FTP vs Storage Share
Overview
| FTP / Storage Box | Storage Share | |
|---|---|---|
| Use cases | Backup, shared files | Images, documents, videos |
| Shared systems | ||
| RAID-based system | ||
| Backup | ||
| Protocols | FTP, SFTP, SMB, Rsync, Borg, WebDAV | WebDAV |
| Web interface | ||
| Additional functions (App store) | ||
| Collaborative work / Groupware | ||
| File sharing | ||
| SSH login | port 22: interactive access not possible / port 23: interactive access possible | |
| Additional users | ||
| User backend | ||
| Local mount | ||
| Up- and Downgrade |
FTP / Storage Box
FTP are designed for you to use to back up your files. Large files are not a problem at all. Storage Boxes support protocols like FTP, SMB, and Rsync. There is no web interface. You can use them as a stand alone Storage Box product like an external drive. Another option is to order them bound to a specific server. Every Server Auction server and all servers of the EX/AX/PX/DX/SX lines come with a server-bound Storage Box BX10 with 100 GB for free. (You just need to order them on Robot by going to the correct dedicated root server and clicking on “Storage Box”.)
You can access your Storage Box with a username and password or by using a stored SSH key. You can manually create snapshots of your Storage Box, or automatically create snapshots based on a set schedule.
Using Robot, you can add other users to your Storage Box. Their access is limited to a sub-directory of your Storage Box. Sub-accounts use the storage space of the main account. (If you are the main user of the Storage Box, they use your storage.) The main user has complete access to all directories on all sub-accounts.
Storage Share
Storage Share is a filesharing service based on Nextcloud. It’s more user-friendly for the average user because of the graphical user interface. It is easy to access it via the web browser or the Nextcloud client and to drag and drop files so you can upload or download them. You can easily pick and choose apps from Nextcloud’s store to install on your Storage Share and add more functions to it.
As the administrator for your Storage Share, you can create additional user accounts and groups, and you can assign each user a quota of server space.
Using the Nextcloud client, you can also automatically synchronize your files. That way, if a user makes any changes to files on a local level, or if they delete or add files, these changes will automatically be applied on your Storage Share. In addition, a backup will be made of your Storage Share several times a day, which you can use to restore your Storage Share. Users can share files and folders with other users and with user groups. In addition, share links allow users to share files and folders with people without accounts. Users can make these share links password-protected or put a time limit on them to prevent unauthorized access.
