Creating ftp with powershell new ftp site
To create a new FTP site using PowerShell, you can use the New-FTPSite cmdlet. Here's an example of how to do it:
Prerequisites:
- You need to have the IIS (Internet Information Services) feature installed on your Windows machine.
- You need to have the PowerShell IIS module installed. You can install it by running the following command:
Install-Module -Name IISAdministration
Creating a new FTP site:
Here's an example of how to create a new FTP site using PowerShell:
New-FTPSite -Name "MyFTPsite" -BindingInformation "localhost:21" -Path "C:\FTP\MyFTPsite" -FTPSecurityMode "Basic" -FTPCredentials (Get-Credential -Username "ftpuser" -Password "ftppassword")Let's break down the parameters:
-Name: The name of the FTP site.-BindingInformation: The IP address and port number to bind the FTP site to. In this example, we're binding tolocalhost:21.-Path: The physical path where the FTP site will store its files.-FTPSecurityMode: The security mode for the FTP site. In this example, we're usingBasicauthentication.-FTPCredentials: The credentials to use for the FTP site. In this example, we're using a username and password.
Additional options:
You can also specify additional options when creating a new FTP site, such as:
-FTPSsl: Whether to enable SSL/TLS encryption for the FTP site.-FTPRoot: The root directory of the FTP site.-FTPSiteId: The ID of the FTP site.
Here's an example of how to create a new FTP site with additional options:
New-FTPSite -Name "MyFTPsite" -BindingInformation "localhost:21" -Path "C:\FTP\MyFTPsite" -FTPSecurityMode "Basic" -FTPCredentials (Get-Credential -Username "ftpuser" -Password "ftppassword") -FTPSsl $true -FTPRoot "C:\FTP\MyFTPsite\root" -FTPSiteId 1Verifying the FTP site:
After creating the FTP site, you can verify that it was created successfully by running the following command:
Get-FTPSite -Name "MyFTPsite"This should return information about the FTP site, including its binding information, path, and security mode.