FTP

Use the FTP connector to interact with an FTP server. Primary functions include uploading and downloading files to and from an FTP server, but it is also capable of tasks such as creating remote directories, deleting files and directories, renaming files, and listing files and directories on the FTP server.

Add connector

1. Select Connectors in Hub menu and select Add Connector

2. Select FTP.

1. Enter the name and optionally a description.

1. Provide the configuration values for the respective environments (Refer to the section below for details).

1. Click Save.

Configuration values

Configuration	Description
Agent Group	Specifies the agent group on which the connector will be executed.
Server Address	The hostname or IP address of the FTP server to connect to.
Port	The network port used to establish the FTP connection (commonly 21 for FTP and 990 for implicit FTPS).
Username	The username used to authenticate with the FTP server.
Password	The password associated with the specified username for server authentication.
Transfer Type	Defines how file data is transferred. Common options include Binary (for non-text files) and ASCII (for text files).
Passive Mode	Determines whether the client uses passive mode for data connections. Passive mode is typically required when connecting through firewalls or NAT.
Transfer Type	Determines how the data is treated during transfer. ASCII - text mode Binary - binary mode Binary is recommended and set as default.
Use SSL/TSL	Indicates whether SSL/TLS encryption is used for securing the FTP connection (FTPS).
SSL Mode	Specifies how SSL/TLS is applied during connection. Examples include Explicit (upgrade from FTP to FTPS) or Implicit (always encrypted connection).
Encrypt Data Channel	Determines whether the data channel (file transfer channel) is encrypted in addition to the control channel.
Auth Command	Defines the authentication command used during secure FTP negotiation (for example, AUTH TLS or AUTH SSL)
Validate Server	Indicates whether the server SSL certificate should be validated during connection establishment.
SSL Resumption	Controls whether SSL session resumption is enabled to improve performance when reconnecting securely.
Check CRL	Specifies whether Certificate Revocation Lists (CRL) are checked during certificate validation.
Check OCSP	Specifies whether Online Certificate Status Protocol (OCSP) validation is performed during certificate validation.
Force Complete Chain Validation For Trusted	Forces full certificate chain validation even if the certificate is already trusted locally.
Force Revocation Check For Root	Forces revocation checks for root certificates in the certificate chain.
Mandatory CRL Check	Requires CRL validation to succeed; connection fails if CRL validation cannot be completed.
Mandatory OCSP Check	Requires OCSP validation to succeed; connection fails if OCSP validation cannot be completed.
Mandatory Revocation Check	Requires at least one revocation check (CRL or OCSP) to succeed; connection fails otherwise.
Revocation Moment Grace Period	Specifies the time buffer allowed when validating certificate revocation timestamps to handle propagation delays in revocation information.
Use System Storages	Determines whether system certificate stores are used for certificate validation instead of custom certificate sources.

Edit connector

1. Hover over the connector card and the context menu will appear, select Edit.

2. You can now change or the configuration values for different environments.

Delete connector

1. Hover over the connector card and the context menu will appear, select Delete.

2. Confirm and the connector will be deleted.

Deleting a connector can not be undone.

Operations

Directory Operations	Description
Directory Exists	Determines whether directory exists at specified path.
Create directory	Creates a directory at the specified path
Delete Empty Directory	Deletes an empty directory at the specified path
List Directories	Lists all files and directories in the specified path

File Operations	Description
File exists	Checks if a remote file exists
Delete File	Delete a remote file
Delete Files	Delete multiple remote files based on mask
Get File Size	Gets the size, in bytes, of a remote file
Rename File	Rename a remote file
Get file Time	Get the last modified date and time of a remote file.
Set file Time	Set the last modified date and time of a remote file.

Upload Operations	Description
Upload File	Uploads a single file to the FTP Server
Upload Files	Upload multiple files to the FTP Server
Upload Stream	Uploads the content of a Flow variable that contains a binary stream e.g. Upload data from a camera input

Download Operations	Description
Download File	Download a single file from the FTP server to the machine where Flow Connect agent is running
Download Files	Download multiple files from the FTP server to the machine where Flow Connect agent is running
Download Stream	Download a file from FTP server and store it as Flow variable