Ftp Server
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About Ftp Server
Read/write any folder, including sdcard, in your android device with this ftp server. You can backup your photos to your PC, copy music and movies to your device, etc.
If you still do not have a ftp client I recommend FileZilla client (you can download it on http://filezilla-project.org/) but you can also use file explorer on windows.
Free version does not allow landscape screen.
Features:
Use any network interface in your device including: WIFI, Ethernet, Mobile network, USB...
Anonymous user (can be disabled).
One Ftp user (can be disabled). Name and password can be changed.
Home directory can be root directory,
Read only mode.
Passive and active modes.
Show hidden files.
Custom home folder.
Option to run server as a foreground service.
Energy save mode.
Languages supported: English, Spanish, Romanian, French, Italian, Hungarian, German, Chinese, Portuguese, Korean, Russian and Catalan.
Intents:
com.theolivetree.ftpserver.StartFtpServer
com.theolivetree.ftpserver.StopFtpServer
TODO:
Run server as root user (only rooted devices).
TLS/SSL support for secure connections.
How to connect with Ftp server using USB cable:
This can useful when you have USB cable and not network available.
1) On your phone go to Settings->Applications->Development and set option "USB debugging".
2) Connect your phone to your PC using USB cable.
3) Start adb server. On your PC run command "adb start-server".
adb is a program that you can find on android sdk. Usually you will find it on android-sdkplatform-toolsadb.
4) Forward needed ports from your PC to your phone. On your PC run command "adb forward tcp:2221 tcp:2221"
You will need to repeat this step for all ftp server and passive ports configured in your phone. It will be easier if you use a small range of passive ports.
With this, any connection in your pc to 127.0.0.1:2221 will be forwarded to your phone in port 2221.
5) Run Ftp server in your phone, open settings and in "Network interfaces" select "Loopback (127.0.0.1)" or "All"
6) Start ftp server.
7) In your PC connect your ftp client to ftp://127.0.0.1:2221 (port might be different, it depends on your Ftp Server configuration).
Connections in this mode need to be always started by PC so only passive mode is available when using USB connection.
Permissions needed:
INTERNET
ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
ACCESS_WIFI_STATE
Network permission to enable server to open network communication with ftp clients.
WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
Enables ftp server write received files from ftp clients on sdcard.
WAKE_LOCK
Keeps phone wake only while server is running. If phone is not wake connections to ftp server can fail.
Libraries used by this program: Apache ftp server v1.0.6. Apache2 License. Android viewflow pakerfeldt (01/Nov/2011). Apache2 License: http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html
Special thanks to: Beatriz Vera, Surjit Panda, Alex Sovu, Balazs David Molnar, Damien Varvenne, Simone Balducci, Juanvi, Chengcheng Hu, Noelia, Noxa Tagakov, Joon Lim, Tomokazu Wakasugi and Paulino Feitio.
If you still do not have a ftp client I recommend FileZilla client (you can download it on http://filezilla-project.org/) but you can also use file explorer on windows.
Free version does not allow landscape screen.
Features:
Use any network interface in your device including: WIFI, Ethernet, Mobile network, USB...
Anonymous user (can be disabled).
One Ftp user (can be disabled). Name and password can be changed.
Home directory can be root directory,
Read only mode.
Passive and active modes.
Show hidden files.
Custom home folder.
Option to run server as a foreground service.
Energy save mode.
Languages supported: English, Spanish, Romanian, French, Italian, Hungarian, German, Chinese, Portuguese, Korean, Russian and Catalan.
Intents:
com.theolivetree.ftpserver.StartFtpServer
com.theolivetree.ftpserver.StopFtpServer
TODO:
Run server as root user (only rooted devices).
TLS/SSL support for secure connections.
How to connect with Ftp server using USB cable:
This can useful when you have USB cable and not network available.
1) On your phone go to Settings->Applications->Development and set option "USB debugging".
2) Connect your phone to your PC using USB cable.
3) Start adb server. On your PC run command "adb start-server".
adb is a program that you can find on android sdk. Usually you will find it on android-sdkplatform-toolsadb.
4) Forward needed ports from your PC to your phone. On your PC run command "adb forward tcp:2221 tcp:2221"
You will need to repeat this step for all ftp server and passive ports configured in your phone. It will be easier if you use a small range of passive ports.
With this, any connection in your pc to 127.0.0.1:2221 will be forwarded to your phone in port 2221.
5) Run Ftp server in your phone, open settings and in "Network interfaces" select "Loopback (127.0.0.1)" or "All"
6) Start ftp server.
7) In your PC connect your ftp client to ftp://127.0.0.1:2221 (port might be different, it depends on your Ftp Server configuration).
Connections in this mode need to be always started by PC so only passive mode is available when using USB connection.
Permissions needed:
INTERNET
ACCESS_NETWORK_STATE
ACCESS_WIFI_STATE
Network permission to enable server to open network communication with ftp clients.
WRITE_EXTERNAL_STORAGE
Enables ftp server write received files from ftp clients on sdcard.
WAKE_LOCK
Keeps phone wake only while server is running. If phone is not wake connections to ftp server can fail.
Libraries used by this program: Apache ftp server v1.0.6. Apache2 License. Android viewflow pakerfeldt (01/Nov/2011). Apache2 License: http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0.html
Special thanks to: Beatriz Vera, Surjit Panda, Alex Sovu, Balazs David Molnar, Damien Varvenne, Simone Balducci, Juanvi, Chengcheng Hu, Noelia, Noxa Tagakov, Joon Lim, Tomokazu Wakasugi and Paulino Feitio.
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App History & Updates
What's Changed
Fix delete/rename files in external SDCard in Android 6
Fix delete/rename files in external SDCard in Android 6
More downloads Ftp Server reached 1 000 000 - 5 000 000 downloads
Version update Ftp Server was updated to version 1.32
Version update Ftp Server was updated to version 1.28
Version update Ftp Server was updated to version 1.25
What are users saying about Ftp Server
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I rated 1* to get your attention. Newest version still can't rename file in external sdcard. I used GoodSync to sync file through your ftp app. I think that app want to rename file from /a/b.txt to /c.txt or something, different folder. This app works great on rooted device with writeable sdcard, but not on non-rooted devices.
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Doesn't connect to SD card, even if you change the root mounting settings.
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Does exactly what its supposed to :)
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Easy to use, one click!
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I hate it
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Works great even with long sequences of data transfers (6+ Gb of music onto my phone). Much better than MTP and doesn't require the wire. Only missing feature for me: some other ftp servers (that didn't do the job) allowed me to specify that only connections from my local wifi were acceptable or only a specific IP address could connect. Not a blocker, but it would give additional security.
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Thank you for your great work, this app is amazing! The only thing i can complain is that when you set directory to USB port on a Shield TV data transfer rate is limited to 30MB/s :( I guess only USB 2.0 works with this app. I hope that USB 3.0 will be supported soon (finger crossed)!
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It works well...I found it a bit confusing the USB interface wasn't listed, but 'all' worked so I'll ignore that. I got nice speeds: ~15MB/s (vs ~5MB/s for sftp and ~1MB/s for adb).
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Add auto run of service and add app autostart and it becomes perfect. Not everyone can wrap their heads around Tasker and autostart n stay
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Works great with Windows Explorer, create a desktop shortcut, then change the Properties > Target: %windir%explorer.exe ftp://192.168.0.xx:2221... replace xx with the ip octave provided by the app.
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Only niggle was I had to get to the ext sd card via root, the simple menu item for it got me nowhere.
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Can't access SDcard even though permissions have been granted. App works fine for internal storage. Using Filezilla.
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unable to get write permission into my SDCARD!
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Couldn't get R/W access to internal storage on my device. Other than that, works well.
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Very good but can u say me how do i read write a read only folder
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Doesn't work and looks like a duplicate of WEBDAV app.
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Not able to write with Xperia Z5 compact. Able to read
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This is the perfect app ,this is what i was looking for
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But only getting 3/MBs over ftp
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does nothing... virus warning!!!
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My prefered method of transferring whatever to / from wherever.
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The only 1 that works with mobile hotspot)
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... Thanks devs.
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Nice and simple and works fine.
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Amazing... Both local and remotely
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one of the best in market
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Does it supports 4g network in the option where we choose the network for "Mobile network" ??
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Good!
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Needs IPv6
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Great alternative to usb cable
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Best
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Fast transfers and it is providing stable connection without interruption
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Nice but anonymous mode is not working even when I clean username and password.
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Comes preconfigured so no obscure setup instructions needed; since it's already set up it's obvious how it works. It's just an FTP server. Much better than a disk mounting app. File transfers use the full speed available on the network.
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Choose Custom Directory and then select the root folder of your external SD card. For instance "/storage/5D72-1117".
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Used this on my HTC M8 and M9 flawlessly. Have my HTC 10 in hand and I'm experiencing issues deleting files. Can upload files, create directories, etc. just cannot delete off ext SD. Phone is rooted. Assuming this is just a problem in 6.0 that will be addressed. Hopefully you guys can chime in on what the issue is, I absolutely love this app and use it daily. Just sucks I have to delete from the phone itself now!
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I like this app, as it allows writing to the external SD card. Two problems -- it's very slow, so not a good method for large transfers. More importantly, for some reason I cannot erase or overwrite existing files; while creation of new files is not a problem.
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Comes preconfigured so no obscure setup instructions needed; since it's already set up it's obvious how it works. It's just an FTP server. Much better than a disk mounting app. File transfers use the full speed available on the network.
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Used to work fine, now it crashes immediately when I try to open it. Still leaving 5stars because it was the best ftp app while it was woking
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Super!! Some ftp servers don't work when your connect your computer to the server phone's hotspot. This one does that as well... Just need to turn mobile data off with network configuration set to "ALL"....