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I Googled for it, tried a few of them, but I find that even the simplest I found (www.xlightftpd.com) is way too complicated.
I just need this:
- single EXE or portable (ie. no installer, just unzip -> run)
- the root directory is where the server EXE lives
- any use can connect and read/write. No need for user accounts. This is for a test lab as an alternative to setting up Samba on a Linux host.
Does someone know of an application that does this? I'm looking for the FTP equivalent of the Mongoose web server.
Thank you.
Edit: Thanks for the feedback. I found one that just works, FTPdmin, although it runs in a DOS box instead of providing a basic GUI. Unless someone knows of a GUI alternative, I'll just use that application.
Edit: Here's how to launch sfk (Swiss File Knife):
sfk165.exe ftpserv -verbose -rwany
Note:
- sfk works in active mode; the client must type "passive" to switch to passive mode
- Even with "-verbose", there's no real-time indication that a big download is running as expected.
Edit: I took a look at the other suggestions. Small HTTP and Quick ‘n Easy FTP Server Lite have too many features (including having to create user accounts), and CrushFTP is Java-based. Looks like there's no no-thrill, single-user, GUI-based FTP server for Windows, so FTPdmin/sfk are the only options for a really simple FTP server.
Edit: The winner is... Baby FTP Server.
How is this not Constructive? – Charles Okwuagwu – 2015-01-29T08:35:14.737
2Please, Up-Vote, Star and +1 for both the question and answer. I needed just this same item and was directed here by Google. Several Alternatives are highlighted and compared from people who have actually used different FTP choices, thus giving future hopefuls an informed option list. Stop this Nonsense of marking peoples questions as irrelevant, or not constructive - Your Moderation is the only thing that seems irrelevant really. – Charles Okwuagwu – 2015-01-29T08:39:08.763
You made your quesion (and answer in one) nearly completely unreadable due to much more edits than basic, not-edited text. Consider removing previous edits and leave only "winner" section. – trejder – 2014-02-03T09:08:54.443