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How to install and run FileZilla on Linux or Windows by Dr Anne Dawson

Skip to run instructions (assumes FileZilla installed)





Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Linux users

Click on Activities
in the top left hand corner of the desktop
then search for Ubuntu Software. 
Ubuntu Software is then used to
find and install FileZilla.

Alternatively, 
run this command in a terminal (ctrl+alt+T):

$sudo apt-get install filezilla 



For other operating systems
use the following instructions:

1. Go to the FileZilla web site


Go to https://filezilla-project.org/download.php




FileZilla download screen



2. Download the FileZilla software for your chosen operating system



After the installation is completed, 
you can then start up FileZilla:

Linux: Activities -> FileZilla

Windows: Start -> Programs -> FileZilla

The following screen shots 
were taken from 
a Ubuntu Linux installation of FileZilla.
Similar screens will be seen 
on a Windows or Mac machine.



FileZilla start screen



3. Create a New Site on FileZilla



Select the menu:

File -> Site Manager

then click on the "New Site" button.

FileZilla Site Manager screen



Click in the "Rename" button and rename the site as your student username
(supplied to you by the instructor in class), e.g. student1, student2 etc.



FileZilla Site Manager screen





Fill in the settings as shown on the following screen,
but substitute the IP and username as supplied to you by the instructor.

FileZilla Site Manager screen




Click on the "OK" button to save your changes.

4. Connect to the server




Select the menu:

File -> Site Manager

then double click on your new site "student2"

or do a single click and then click on the "Connect" button.



FileZilla Site Connect screen




Type in your password...


Upload your files to the server by following the following instructions...





Follow these instructions to upload files to the server:


1.  Start FileZilla  

FileZilla start screen


When you successfully connect to the remote site (File -> Site Manager -> student2),

you're automatically placed into your own folder on the remote site,

in this example:

 

/var/www/student2



FileZilla screen

 



Locate the file you want to transfer by clicking in the

"Local site:" part of the above screen...

 

then click on the filename and drag the file to the remote folder...

 

FileZilla screen





Notice you are only allowed to write files to your own folder on the remote site,
and you cannot navigate to any other folder on the remote site.




FileZilla screen





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