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---
title: "FTP"
description: "Rclone docs for FTP backend"
date: "2017-01-01"
---
<i class="fa fa-file"></i> FTP
------------------------------
FTP is the File Transfer Protocol. FTP support is provided using the
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[github.com/jlaffaye/ftp](https://godoc.org/github.com/jlaffaye/ftp)
package.
Here is an example of making an FTP configuration. First run
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rclone config
This will guide you through an interactive setup process. An FTP remote only
needs a host together with and a username and a password. With anonymous FTP
server, you will need to use `anonymous` as username and your email address as
the password.
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```
No remotes found - make a new one
n) New remote
r) Rename remote
c) Copy remote
s) Set configuration password
q) Quit config
n/r/c/s/q> n
name> remote
Type of storage to configure.
Enter a string value. Press Enter for the default ("").
Choose a number from below, or type in your own value
[snip]
10 / FTP Connection
\ "ftp"
[snip]
Storage> ftp
** See help for ftp backend at: https://rclone.org/ftp/ **
FTP host to connect to
Enter a string value. Press Enter for the default ("").
Choose a number from below, or type in your own value
1 / Connect to ftp.example.com
\ "ftp.example.com"
host> ftp.example.com
FTP username, leave blank for current username, ncw
Enter a string value. Press Enter for the default ("").
user>
FTP port, leave blank to use default (21)
Enter a string value. Press Enter for the default ("").
port>
FTP password
y) Yes type in my own password
g) Generate random password
y/g> y
Enter the password:
password:
Confirm the password:
password:
Use FTP over TLS (Implicit)
Enter a boolean value (true or false). Press Enter for the default ("false").
tls>
Remote config
--------------------
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[remote]
type = ftp
host = ftp.example.com
pass = *** ENCRYPTED ***
--------------------
y) Yes this is OK
e) Edit this remote
d) Delete this remote
y/e/d> y
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```
This remote is called `remote` and can now be used like this
See all directories in the home directory
rclone lsd remote:
Make a new directory
rclone mkdir remote:path/to/directory
List the contents of a directory
rclone ls remote:path/to/directory
Sync `/home/local/directory` to the remote directory, deleting any
excess files in the directory.
rclone sync /home/local/directory remote:directory
### Modified time ###
FTP does not support modified times. Any times you see on the server
will be time of upload.
### Checksums ###
FTP does not support any checksums.
### Implicit TLS ###
FTP supports implicit FTP over TLS servers (FTPS). This has to be enabled
in the config for the remote. The default FTPS port is `990` so the
port will likely have to be explictly set in the config for the remote.
<!--- autogenerated options start - DO NOT EDIT, instead edit fs.RegInfo in backend/ftp/ftp.go then run make backenddocs -->
### Standard Options
Here are the standard options specific to ftp (FTP Connection).
#### --ftp-host
FTP host to connect to
- Config: host
- Env Var: RCLONE_FTP_HOST
- Type: string
- Default: ""
- Examples:
- "ftp.example.com"
- Connect to ftp.example.com
#### --ftp-user
FTP username, leave blank for current username, ncw
- Config: user
- Env Var: RCLONE_FTP_USER
- Type: string
- Default: ""
#### --ftp-port
FTP port, leave blank to use default (21)
- Config: port
- Env Var: RCLONE_FTP_PORT
- Type: string
- Default: ""
#### --ftp-pass
FTP password
- Config: pass
- Env Var: RCLONE_FTP_PASS
- Type: string
- Default: ""
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### Advanced Options
Here are the advanced options specific to ftp (FTP Connection).
#### --ftp-concurrency
Maximum number of FTP simultaneous connections, 0 for unlimited
- Config: concurrency
- Env Var: RCLONE_FTP_CONCURRENCY
- Type: int
- Default: 0
<!--- autogenerated options stop -->
### Limitations ###
Note that since FTP isn't HTTP based the following flags don't work
with it: `--dump-headers`, `--dump-bodies`, `--dump-auth`
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Note that `--timeout` isn't supported (but `--contimeout` is).
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Note that `--bind` isn't supported.
FTP could support server side move but doesn't yet.
Note that the ftp backend does not support the `ftp_proxy` environment
variable yet.
Note that while implicit FTP over TLS is supported,
explicit FTP over TLS is not.