How to Setup Free FTP Server using Filezilla Server

How to install / configure FileZilla Server 



  • On the next screen, select the path where you want to install the Filezilla server. 
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  • On the Startup Settings screen, select "Install as service, started with windows (default)" , you can choose if you want to select a different port for the server and click "Next"

  • Here we choose how the Filezilla servers should start and server interface should be started. 

  • It will install the FileZilla server. It will show "Connect to Server" screen. Select "Always connect to this server" check box and click OK.

  • FileZilla server interface will be presented. You can also open this from the shortcut created on desktop.

  • Filezilla server is ready here we have to set the default port where the client can access the server and also add the users to whom the servers is accessible.
  • Go to Edit -> Settings, Here we can change default listen port if you want to change I choose Port 21 for myself.

  • Select "Passive mode settings" on the left hand side on the settings dialog box and update the port range on the right hand side.

  • Click OK to save settings.
  • Go to Edit -> Users, Add the user names and users you want to add.

  • Here We can set the FTP directory where the FTP users can access and give the users that allow them to add / edit / delete permission.

  • Click OK to save the settings and now the FTP server is ready if you want to access the server. 
  • Open the ports in the Windows Firewall by adding ports 20- 21 and if you have changed any passive mode setting,  please add that ports so that firewall will not stop ftp client to access.
  • Open any browser of your choice and open ftp://192.168.0.1 (IP address of the FTP server).

  • Please provide the user name and password which you have created at the setup time.
  • After the login successful the screen looks like this. 

Thats all your ftp server is ready. Please give comments if you face any issues.


Keywords: File Server, Filezilla, FTP Server

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