SFTP Server allows you to share / exchange files via the SSH File Transfer Protocol (also Secure File Transfer Protocol, or SFTP).

• Mac Ftp Client

I wanted to use an FTP server just to share files to and from my Mac. The easiest solution is to run this python script within the directory I want to share/upload from/to: #!/usr/bin/env python3 'Simple HTTP Server With Upload. Apr 10, 2020  Type the address of the server into the “Server Address” field. The network address should consist of a protocol (such as afp://, smb://, or ftp:// depending on the server type) followed by the Domain Name System (DNS) name, and the pathname for the computer.

* Note: ports below 1024 are not supported due to sandboxing.

Mac Ftp Client

Scan to folder for Macs is dead, or nearly so, thanks to Apple’s macOS High Sierra release. Mac users accustomed to scanning documents on their office copiers and document scanners and sending them to their PCs were surprised when after updating their machines to Apple’s new OS they found they no longer could scan to folder using FTP. Aug 07, 2018  FTP was removed in macOS High Sierra and macOS Mojave, but ftp and ftp server do remain in older versions of Mac OS and Mac OS X system software, even if the ftp server has to be manually activated with launchctl. In some older versions of Mac OS, you can even connect with ftp from the Finder however.

* Features

• Secure file transfer
• Built-in SFTP accounts (independent of the macOS accounts)
• Per-user home directories
• Simple and easy to configure
• Supports popular SFTP clients such as FileZilla and WinSCP
• Supports documents, photos, movies, apps, backups, folders and other files

* The default document root points to “/Users/*username*/Library/Containers/net.langui.SFTPServer/Data/Documents/SFTPShare”, you can press Command-G in Finder to go to the destination folder.

One way to give others access to your files is to run an FTP server on your Mac. Mac OS X Snow Leopard comes with an FTP server built in, so you just have to activate it. You might wonder why you’d use FTP to share files when you can use Personal File Sharing or Windows File Sharing. The main advantage to FTP is compatibility: Not only can people on your LAN access files, but anyone on the Internet can also access your files, regardless of the type of machine they’re using.

Just as you do with the other file-sharing methods, you need to create a user account on your computer before someone can connect to and get files from your Mac. After you have accounts created for the users, you can enable FTP sharing like this:

1Click the System Preferences icon in the Dock.

The System Preferences dialog opens.

2Click the Sharing icon.

The Sharing Preferences pane opens.

3Click the File Sharing entry and click the Options button.

Your file sharing options display.

4Click the Share Files and Folders Using FTP check box to enable it.

Snow Leopard reminds you on the Advanced sheet that people can use ftp://<ip address>, where ip address is the IP address of your Mac.

5Click Done.

The Advanced dialog, and System Preferences window close and your changes are saved.

If you’re using an AirPort/AirPort Extreme Base Station or other cable/digital subscriber line (DSL) router to share your Internet connection, place the Mac that you want people on the Internet to access in a DMZ, or demilitarized zone. Check your cable/DSL router documentation for more information.