The old FTP protocol leaves both command and data channels unencrypted, which leaves your data vulnerable to exploits like the man-in-the-middle attack. It also means that you don’t necessarily have to install any external software: Raspbian comes with a program called sftp-server from the OpenSSH suite. sftp-server is SFTP, of course, rather than FTP, and that’s a good thing.

That makes accessing your Pi via FTP very easy.

It takes a bit of set-up, but once running, it’s a really effective way to move files back and forth.įor this tutorial, I’ll assume that you’re using Raspbian as your operating system. With FTP (File Transfer Protocol) or SFTP (SSH File Transfer Protocol, also known as Secure File Transfer Protocol), you can transfer files from your Raspberry Pi to your other computers and vice versa. Whatever the reason, it’s a good idea to learn how to set up an FTP server on the Raspberry Pi. Maybe you’ve put together a RetroPie gaming emulator and want to transfer some ROMs, or maybe you have Raspbian installed and just want a few of your key files. Consider using Rename to give the connection a descriptive name-this is particularly useful if you use FileZilla regularly.There are a lot of reasons that you might want a quick and easy way to transfer files between your Raspberry Pi and your computer. Enter the current Raspbian username and password for User and Password (by default this is 'pi' and 'raspberry'). From here, enter the IP address of your Raspberry Pi in the Host box.Ĭontinue filling the form, selecting SFTP - SSH File Transfer Protocol for the Protocol and Normal for the Login Type. With FileZilla running on your PC, open File > Site Manager, and click New Site. Alternatively, from the Raspberry Pi OS desktop, open Menu > Preferences > Raspberry Pi Configuration. You can enable SSH using the Raspberry Pi's raspi-config tool. If SSH is enabled on your Raspberry Pi you can use SFTP for pushing and pulling files in the GUI. SFTP stands for SSH File Transfer Protocol.

For this, the flexible, open source FileZilla project is a good place to start. If you have a good FTP client that has support for the secure SFTP, then this is perhaps the best option to grab data from your Raspberry Pi.

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