Mac command line users may have noticed that FTP is missing from the latest versions of MacOS system software, but despite ftp not being included in newer versions of system software by default, you can still install ftp on Mac OS if you need to use an ftp client or run an ftpd server for whatever reason. Set up Remote Login on your Mac. On your Mac, choose Apple menu System Preferences, click Sharing, then select Remote Login. Open the Remote Login pane of Sharing preferences for me. Select the Remote Login checkbox. Selecting Remote Login also enables the secure FTP (sftp) service.
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Contents Using the built-in SSH client in Mac OS XMac OS X includes a command-line SSH client as part of the operating system. To use it, goto Finder, and selext Go - Utilities from the top menu. Then look for Terminal. Terminal can be used to get a local terminal window, and also supports SSH connections to remote servers. Running SSH from the terminal command lineOnce you have the terminal window open, you have two alternatives. The first approach is to type ssh hostname or ssh user@hostname into the terminal window.
This is more familiar for Linux and Unix users who are used to using a command line. Running SSH with a graphical user interfaceThe second option is to select New Remote Connection. From the Shell menu of Terminal.
This opens a graphical dialog asking for the host to connect to and the user name. This also allows saving connections. This is recommended for users who are not accustomed to using a command line.
How to use PuTTY SSH keys with the built-in OpenSSHIf you have a PuTTY.ppk format private key and want to use it with the built-in OpenSSH on Mac on the command line or in scripts, you can use the following commands.First, install PuTTY for Mac using brew install putty or port install putty (see below). This will also install the command-line version of, the PuTTY key generator tool.Then, use the following command to convert the.ppk format private key to a standard PEM format private key: puttygen privatekey.ppk -O private-openssh -o privatekey.pemMake sure permissions on the private key file are set properly. It should only be readable by the user that owns it. Chmod go-rw privatekey.pemYou can now use the key for logins from scripts and command line with: ssh -i privatekey.pem user@hostname Ported PuTTY for MacThere is a port of PuTTY for Mac.
It can be installed in several ways. Installation using HomeBrewIf you already have the brew command installed, the best way to install PuTTY is to use the following command: sudo brew install putty Installation using MacPortsPuTTY is readily available via MacPorts.
To see how to install MacPorts and PuTTY, see.Once you have MacPorts installed, you just need to give this command: sudo port install puttyand to add a shortcut on the Desktop, cp /opt/local/bin/putty /Desktop/PuTTY Alternatives to PuTTY on the MacA lot of people use on Mac. It is a solid, well-known SSH client that is quite popular.
FTP, or file transfer protocol, is simple: Connect to a far-off computer. Send your stuff to it, or get stuff from it. And though we now live amid a plethora of cloud file storage services – Dropbox, Amazon S3, Google Drive, ad infinitum – the basic idea remains the same.But finding the right app to make those transfers happen can get tricky. Search for 'FTP' in the App Store, and you're swiftly buried beneath a pile of contenders clamoring for your cash. Keep reading to discover which ones we liked best. A few ground rulesEvery app in this roundup supports good old reliable FTP and its more secure cousin, SFTP, usually with several intermediate flavors of security in between. And unless otherwise noted, every app here works with WebDAV, which does everything FTP can do on an HTTP-centric Web server.
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When an app supports cloud services beyond those basics, we'll let you know. Free FTP appsYou can find several FTP apps for a cool zero dollars. They don't tend to be as feature-rich as the paid apps we'll discuss later, but that doesn't necessarily mean they're a poor choice. Mac OS X's built-in FTP capabilitiesLet's just say there's a reason people make, sell, and use third-party apps. Technically, you can use the Finder's Go Connect to Server command to log into FTP or SFTP servers. But in my tests, this ran relatively slowly, and I could download files but not upload them. Unless you're desperate, consider other options.
FileZilla (The FileZilla Project, )FileZilla is an open-source, cross-platform app, and that means exactly what you think it does: a boxy, utilitarian, non-Mac-like interface designed by professional programmers, for professional programmers. Getting around FileZilla may be rational, but it isn't pretty.The program works admirably fast when uploading or downloading your files, but that's about all it has in its favor.
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It won't remember your server passwords from one session to the next, which can be a real pain with a long, complex password. And its ridiculous update system, which downloads an entirely new copy of the app, then obliges you to copy it manually into the Applications folder every time a new version rolls out, would be less obnoxious if it didn't seem to roll out new updates every five minutes.
Cyberduck (iterate GMBH, )This veteran contender boasts crazy fast file transfers and an impressive roster of cloud service options: Amazon S3, Google Drive, Google Cloud Storage, Azure, Backblaze, Dropbox, OneDrive, and DRACOON. It also offers the ability to synch up a local and remote directory, a powerful feature more often found in paid apps.
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