How Can I Use FTP to Transfer Files from a Local Windows Computer to a Windows or Linux ECS?

Scenarios

You want to use FTP to transfer files from a local Windows computer to an ECS.

Prerequisites

  • An EIP has been bound to the ECS and access to port 21 is allowed in the inbound direction of the security group to which the ECS belongs.

  • You have enabled FTP on the target ECS. If you have not enabled FTP, check the following links to know how to set up an FTP site:

Procedure

  1. Download FileZilla and install it on the local Windows computer.

  2. On the local Windows computer, open FileZilla, enter the information about the target ECS, and click Quickconnect.

    • Host: EIP bound to the ECS

    • Username: username set when the FTP site was set up

    • Password: password of the username

    • Port: FTP access port, which is port 21 by default

    **Figure 1** Setting connection parameters

    Figure 1 Setting connection parameters

  3. Drag files from the local computer on the left to the target ECS on the right to transfer them.