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