How to install a FTP server in Windows 7?

By Debjit on June 20th, 2009

Having an FTP server along with your webserver has benefits of it's own. You can transfer files very easily to and from your server. Also, editing files on your webserver is a breeze if you enable FTP. We have already shown you how to install the IIS Webserver in Windows 7.

Now, we will tell you how you can install a FTP Web server along with your IIS webserver in Windows 7. Please note that installation of FTP and the IIS Web server are not inter-dependent, which means you need not compulsorily install a webserver in order to install an FTP server and vice-versa.

1. Go to Control Panel > Programs. Then click on "Turn Windows features On or Off". You can check this detailed guide on how to add or remove Windows features in Windows 7.

install ftp server in windows 7

2. Now from the list that opens, locate the option for Internet Information Services and select FTP Server. Click on OK. Installation will take some time.

install ftp server on windows 7

3. After your FTP server is installed, you can check the installation using an ftp client by entering localhost as the hostname and 21 as the port number. You should also read the article on how to manage the settings for your FTP server in windows 7.

Some additional steps for configuring the FTP sites and servers to work: (Thanks to Wildfire in the comments)

1. Open the IIS Manager
2. In the tree view (on the far right), right-click “Server (ServerUser)” and select “Add FTP Site…”
3. Follow the wizard to configure the FTP server.

Once you've done this, IIS will have your FTP server listed under Web Sites so you can configure it.

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Patrik

I did all in this guide but when i look in the Administrative Tools
windows, locate “Internet Information Services Manager” as it says in
this guide: “how to manage the settings for your FTP server in windows 7″
I cant find that, why cant i see the FTP maneger?
- Carl
  
  Under Web Management Tools install the IIS Management service and console. They left that detail out in the article it seems
Carl

Make sure you install the IIS Services Manager under the Web Management Tools category as well. They left that detail out it seems
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ResRudeBoy

Tried this, but im getting an error 10022 about an invalid argument? Any ideas?
cvtech01

i did all tha tbut somehow it still notworking can anyone help me please.

Thanks
cvtech01

hepl i get this erro message when i do a test

The server is configured to use pass-through authentication with a built-in account to access the specified physical path. However, IIS Manager cannot verify whether the built-in account has access. Make sure that the application pool identity has Read access to the physical path. If this server is joined to a domain, and the application pool identity is NetworkService or LocalSystem, verify that $ has Read access to the physical path. Then test these settings again.

how can i fix this issue

Thanks
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Is this available on any other Windows versions, or just Windows 7? I was hoping to be able to install an FTP server on my Vista computer.
Anonymous

This seems to leave out a very very important step… you have to do a few things after installing IIS and the FTP portion:

1. Open the IIS Manager
2. In the tree view (on the far right), right-click “Server (ServerUser)” and select “Add FTP Site…”
3. Follow the wizard to configure the FTP server.

Once you’ve done this, IIS will have your FTP server listed under Web Sites so you can configure it.
- Anonymous
  
  If you read properly, we have included a link to another article at the end of the above that takes care of How to manage settings for an IIS web server and FTP server in Windows 7: http://digitizor.com/2009/06/20/manage-settings-iis-web-server-ftp-server-in-windows-7/
  - Anonymous
    
    @dkd903: Wrong. Perhaps you should read both articles again. Neither one covers the 3 steps I mentioned. I followed the “How to install IIS with FTP” to the letter and was confused when I got to the “How to manage…” doc because I still didn’t have an FTP server listed in IIS.
    
    In the end, it didn’t end up making a difference. I could never get IIS to accept connections so I dropped it completely and had a Filezilla FTP server setup and working in 30 seconds.
    - lolly
      
      I’m with you. Same experience.
    - Wemgusa
      
      I got filezilla too, but it is giving me this report:
      
      Connecting to probe.filezilla-project.org
      Response: 220 FZ router and firewall tester ready
      USER FileZilla
      Response: 331 Give any password.
      PASS 3.3.5.1
      Response: 230 logged on.
      Checking for correct external IP address
      IP 74.126…. he-bcg-cdb-cdd
      Response: 200 OK
      PREP 1998
      Response: 200 Using port 1998, data token 1387418360
      PORT 74,126,…… 206
      Response: 200 PORT command successful
      LIST
      Response: 150 opening data connection
      
      However it is not working… would you be able to give me an advice please?
      
      Willi
Anonymous

This is a very good question. ever since I installed Windows 7 on my machine I feel as if I stepped in Narnia or something. I had to install a simpler theme just to realize where the menus are. It’s all so twisted. I miss my XP.
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C Blair

FTP will not be configurable (wont see a Internet Information Services Manager in the Administrative tools) if you dont also turn on IIS Management: expand the Web management tools node and check IIS Management console as well as the FTP service. Good tip!
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thanks mate
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  Is it Windows 7 Server? Because I didn’t think there was one?
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Gfaris2

“How to install a FTP server in Windows 7?” is useless. It leaves out a ton of information.
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Rezfrf

Is it finish ? little end short !
The begining is great but the end… not the end !
I can not connect to my ftp server :
what are the parameters on web server ?
Error 530 with my DOS console !