How to Host a FTP server

b3atofang3l

b3atofang3l

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hey!! how are u guys?

i was wandering how i could host a FTP server that is able to be accessed anywhere (not only the computers in its LAN). can some1 teach me how to do this? and i would prefer if it was free=D

right now i use cerberus, this hosting software can only allow the computers in my LAN network to access files....=(

thanks a lot
 
i use cerebrus, it works for internet as well. just make sure your router has the port forwarded to a static IP (the PC hosting the server), and make sure the firewall isnt blocking it. i recommend not using port 21 because it might get hammered a lot, and make sure you set up the user config correctly. if you need more detailed instructions than this, let me know
 
First off I highly suggest you use SFTP since FTP sends both username and password over the network in plain text, ie no encryption.

That being said you can have some sort of third party app like cute FTP, or you can build it from a webserver stand point. You could run like Apache or IIS and set up a small web based FTP site on one of your local computers. Now if you have a good router, or a router that is supported by DD-WRT firmware (www.dd-wrt.com) you can mount things like SMB shares via router control panel, giving anyone access to it as long as they know the user/password to access the share.

Also, your ISP most likely has dynamic IPs so it will be changing. You can use a free service like www.dyndns.org to track your dynamic IP. Again, if your router supports dynamic DNS you can simply input your account info in to track it that way as well.

Ports are blocked in some cases so you may need to do some fancy work via router and port forwarding.

There is basically too much information to post about how to do it. However given the information that has already been posted on this thread you could most likely google the rest.
 
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