How To Set Up An FTP Server in Windows 10

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How to set up an FTP server in

Windows 10
By Lavanya Rathnam / July 26, 2018
Having your own FTP server gives a ton of bene�ts. For starters, it is private and you have complete
control over who is accessing it and what is being transferred.
It is also fast, though the exact speed depends on your Internet connection. Besides, there is no
restriction whatsoever on the amount and type of data you can store or transfer. Due to these
bene�ts, many people prefer to set up their own FTP server.
If you’re one of them, the good news is Windows offers feature that makes it easy to set up and
manage your own FTP server.
In this guide, we’ll talk about the setup process and how you can manage a FTP server on Windows
10. If you have older operating systems, the process is more or less similar.
Setting up an FTP server in Windows 10

Below are step-by-step instructions on how you can setup an FTP server in Windows 10.
Installing an FTP server on Windows 10
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• Open the Power User menu and navigate to “programs and features” section. You can use the
Windows + X keyboard shortcut to get to the Power User menu.
• On the left pane, you’ll �nd an option called “turn Windows features on or off.” Click the link.
• You’ll get a list of folders. Expand the folder called “Internet information services” and check
the “FTP server” option.
• Make sure to check the option called “FTP extensibility” as well

• Below “Internet information services” folder, you’ll �nd another folder called “Web
management tools.” Check that folder too, and leave the default options.
• Finally, click the OK button to start the installation.
• Once the installation is done, click the close button.
Con�guring an FTP server on Windows 10

Once you have installed the FTP server, the next step is to con�gure it. The steps for this process are
as follows.
• Open power user menu with Windows + X shortcut.

• Open administrative tools.
• Double-click Internet information services (IIS) manager.
• In the next window, expand the folders on your left side pane and navigate to “sites.”
• Right-click “sites” and choose “add FTP site” option. This will create an FTP connection for you.
• Give a name to your site and enter the path of the FTP folder that you want to use to send and
receive �les. Alternately, you can also choose to create a new folder to store your FTP �les.
Just depends on your personal preferences.
• Click “next.”
• In this screen, change SSL setting to “no SSL.” Leave the other default settings.
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• If you’re con�guring a business site, make sure to choose “require SSL” option, as it will add an
extra layer of security to the transfer.
• Click “next” and you’ll get the authentication screen.
• Navigate to the authentication section of this screen, and select the “basic” option.
• In the authorization section, type “speci�ed users” from the drop-down menu.
• In the text box below, type the email ID of your Windows 10 account to give you access to the
FTP server. You can add more users too if you like.
• In the permission section, check both read and write boxes.
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• Finally, click “�nish.”
With this, you’re done setting up an FTP server on your Windows 10 machine.
However, you’ll have to do some more things to start using FTP server to send and receive �les.
Allowing FTP to pass through Windows

Firewall
Windows Firewall doesn’t allow connections to access the FTP server. This means you’ll have to
speci�cally tell the �rewall to give access to this server. You can do that with the following steps.
• Search for Windows �rewall in Windows start menu and press “enter.”
• On the left-side pane, you’ll see “allow an app or feature through Windows Firewall” option.
Click on it.
• When the next window opens, click on “change settings” button.
• From the list, check “FTP server” and allow it on both private and public networks.
• Once done, click OK
That’s it. Now, you should be able to connect to your FTP server from your local network.
External connections
The above steps will allow you to connect to the newly created FTP server from your local network.
But if you want to access it through the Internet or from another PC, you’ll have to con�gure it
separately.
Setting up external connections

If you want to reach your FTP server through the Internet, do the following con�guration.
• Open command prompt.

• Type “ipcon�g” command and press enter.
• Note down the default gateway IP address. Typically, it starts with 192 and looks something
like this, 192.168.1.1.
• Next, open the default web browser and type the router’s IP address. Press enter.
• You’ll get a prompt for credentials. Enter your router username and password.
• Navigate to WAN or NAT settings and here you’ll �nd “port forwarding” section. The exact
location differs from router to router, so you’ll have to search for this setting.
• Next, create a new port forwarding with the following details
1. Service name – give a name to your service. It can be anything like “FTP_server” or
“my_ftp_Server” or just about anything you like.
2. Port range — Use only port 21.
3. Local IP – Type ipcon�g again and the IP address of IPv4 is your local IP. Enter that value here.
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4. Local port – Use 21 again. No other port should be used.

5. Protocol — Enter TCP.
• Once you’ve con�gured port forwarding, apply the changes.
This should allow you to access FTP server through the Internet and also from other PCs
Now that your FTP server is set up, con�gured, and accessible from other computers, you start
sending and receiving �les.
Next, we’ll see how you can upload and download �les from your FTP server.
Uploading �les on FTP server

To upload �les on your FTP server,
• Open �le explorer

• On the address bar, type your FTP address in the format “FTP://xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx.”
• You’ll get a prompt for username and password. Enter your credentials.
• You can even choose to save your password by checking the “save password” option.
• Click “log on.”
After you log in, you can upload or download �les. Typically, it will be like another drive on your
computer.
You can also use other programs like Filezilla to access your FTP server.
Now, you might wonder how useful an FTP server is if it can be accessed only by you to upload and
download �les. Though you can do it all on your drive itself, why even go through the process of
setting up and con�guring an FTP server.
Well, the advantage is you can add as many users as you like and you can allow them to access your
server. You can even give speci�c permissions to each user.
Con�guring multiple users

As with setup and con�guration, there are multiple procedures involved to allow other users to
access your FTP server.
Create multiple FTP accounts

To allow other users to access your FTP server, you have to create separate Windows 10 account for
each user. To do that:
• Open settings app. You can do that with Windows key + I.

• Click accounts.
• Navigate to the left-side pane, where you’ll see an option called “family & other users”. Click
the link.
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• On the right-hand side, look for the option “add someone else to this PC.”
• In the next screen, you’ll be prompted to enter that person’s email ID or phone number. Look
for a link called “I don’t have this person’s sign in information” at the bottom left. Click the link.
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• In the next screen, you’ll be asked to enter the personal details of the new user. If you know
the other person’s Microsoft account details, you can enter. Otherwise, look for a link called
“add a user without a Microsoft account” on the bottom left again.
• In the next screen, enter the details of the user. Choose a strong password for your own
security as this server can be accessed from the Internet.
These steps allow you to create a new user. Next, you’ll have to add this user account to the FTP
folder.
Add a new user to the FTP folder

You have to explicitly add a new user account to the FTP folder, in order for that user to access it. The
steps for the same are:
• Navigate to the FTP folder, right-click on it and select “properties.”

• Click the “security” tab and navigate to “edit” button.
• Look for “Add” button in the next screen and click on it.
• This will open the “select users or groups” dialog box. In this screen, enter the name of the user
you want to add in the text area. Click on “check names” button to make sure that you have
entered the right name. Click OK.
• This will take you back to the “add button” screen. But this time, you’ll �nd the new user in
group or user names list located just above the add button.
• Select the newly added user account and set the permissions for this user. Once done, click
“apply” and OK.
Con�gure the user to access the FTP folder

Once you’ve added the user, you have to con�gure to ensure that the user can access the folder. To do
that:
• Go to control panel and open administrative tools.

• Double-click Internet information services (IIS) manager.
• Expand the left-hand pane and navigate to sites. Click on sites and you’ll see your FTP server.
Select this server.
• On the right-hand pane, you’ll see many options. Look for authorization rules. Right-click on it
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and select “add allow rules” from the context menu.

• In the next screen, choose “selected users” option and enter the Windows 10 account you
created earlier. Set the permission you’d like this user to have. Click OK
Now the user you created is all set to access your FTP folder.
In short, having an FTP server gives you a lot of �exibility and convenience, and it is easy to set it up
too, as Windows has a built-in tool for this purpose. You can even add other users to your FTP folder
easily, so all of you can send and receive �les through FTP.
Have you tried setting up FTP server? Did you encounter any problem? Please share it with our
readers in the comments section.
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19 thoughts on “How to set up an FTP server

in Windows 10”
NIRO
MAY 16, 2019 AT 8:33 AM
Hi,
In india this only works with some isps.
Do you know why and how to make it work.
I want to access one computer with ftp server from another computer in another location using the ip
address of the ftp computer.
The ESP for both is Tata.
Reply
LOKESH
DECEMBER 30, 2019 AT 12:55 AM
Why we can’t use other port no. To con�gure.
Reply
SHINDEV
AUGUST 27, 2019 AT 4:08 PM
try a vpn
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TEST
DECEMBER 2, 2019 AT 6:53 AM
Probably because you don’t have a static IP provided by the ISP.
Reply
JARRED
FEBRUARY 12, 2020 AT 12:59 PM
FTP server is only allowing me to download 2 �les at a time, but I can upload 10 at a time to the
server. The client I am using is Filezilla. The server is the one in Windows 10 Pro, shown here to setup.
Same issue with other FTP clients as well.
Reply
EDGAR MACZA-SHELSTAD
This is quite literally not how windows 10 works… Using the windows+X key does not display any
option titled “Programs and Features”. This is pseudo-information at best.
Reply
PETER KING
This story is two years old. Microsoft changed several menus and shortcuts in the 2019 Creators
update. The Windows+X function was correctly described when the story was published.
Reply
RAKESH
DECEMBER 10, 2021 AT 4:02 PM
My system and the system to which I will share �les both are in domain I have created ftp server ,
but I can’t access the server from other pc , error showing is can’t reach this page..
Reply
VITALY POPOVICH
DECEMBER 14, 2021 AT 12:09 PM
Make sure you actually use an ftp client either via command line or using something like
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WinSCP.
Both should show you connection progress.
Reply
R1CKYR4Y
AUGUST 7, 2020 AT 10:12 PM
Yes, it does. Only it says “Apps and features”. You have to be a real jackass to not be able to read
these instructions and account for the updates that Microsoft has done to Windows. It’s not hard.
Reply
DERRICK
MAY 9, 2021 AT 4:22 PM
After windows + X, Click on “Apps and Features” and then on the right hand side you will see the
“Programs and Features” link under the Related Settings title.
Reply
FAKENEWS
APRIL 15, 2020 AT 1:41 PM
how do i �nd the ip adress of the FTP server that I setup
Reply
ZALIE
APRIL 29, 2020 AT 1:48 AM
how to disable FTP login anynomous in windows 10
Reply
SHARAF RIZVI
APRIL 30, 2020 AT 10:36 PM
I done everything but when i enter login credential it fails. I enter my email id of my microsoft account
in username �eld and password of my Microsoft account in password �eld
Reply
ROHAN
JUNE 25, 2020 AT 2:57 PM
11 of 28 4/7/2022, 3:57 PM
there is no IIS manager ..pls help me
Reply
SHREYASH
JULY 15, 2020 AT 5:47 PM
Open Control Panel and click Programs and Features > Turn Windows features on or off
in that you have to click on iis (internet information service) to be selected and press ok
Reply
TYRONE GREGORY
OCTOBER 5, 2020 AT 10:16 AM
My login credentials fail with my microsoft username and password.
Reply
MOT
FEBRUARY 26, 2021 AT 12:58 AM
How can I put to global network ?
Reply
ABHISHEK MITRA
JUNE 19, 2021 AT 9:13 AM
Thanks a lots. This articles helps a lot to con�gured the FTP server and access through FileZilla or
other hosts. i had requirement to design an etl work�ow where i have to con�gure the FTP server
where the �le will kept in the FTP path on daily basis and etl work�ow will download that �les and
store the �les in a server directory and then perform data operation. I have tested the whole
scenarios end to end by con�guring the server. Thanks a lot for the article.
Reply
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Setting up an FTP server in Windows 10

Installing an FTP server on Windows 10

• Make sure to check the option called “FTP extensibility” as well

Con�guring an FTP server on Windows 10

• Open power user menu with Windows + X shortcut.

• Finally, click “�nish.”

Allowing FTP to pass through Windows

Setting up external connections

• Open command prompt.

4. Local port – Use 21 again. No other port should be used.

• Once you’ve con�gured port forwarding, apply the changes.

Uploading �les on FTP server

• Open �le explorer

Con�guring multiple users

Create multiple FTP accounts

• Open settings app. You can do that with Windows key + I.

Add a new user to the FTP folder

• Navigate to the FTP folder, right-click on it and select “properties.”

Con�gure the user to access the FTP folder

• Go to control panel and open administrative tools.

and select “add allow rules” from the context menu.

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19 thoughts on “How to set up an FTP server

Why we can’t use other port no. To con�gure.

Probably because you don’t have a static IP provided by the ISP.

how do i �nd the ip adress of the FTP server that I setup

how to disable FTP login anynomous in windows 10

there is no IIS manager ..pls help me

My login credentials fail with my microsoft username and password.

How can I put to global network ?

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