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    • Collect files from an FTP server

    The File Transfer Protocol (FTP) is a standard network protocol used for the transfer of computer files between a client and server on a computer network

    Objective

    The File Transfer Protocol (FTP) is a standard network protocol used for the transfer of computer files between a client and server on a computer network. The Platform allows you to connect to an FTP server, select your files on it, and import their data directly into your platform.

    FTP1

    Add a FTP source on the Platform

    Configuration screen overview

    Once you have found FTP in the Platform store, click on Select and you will be able to see the configuration screen as shown below -

    FTP2

    Supported files and sizes

    Before you proceed with learning how to configure an FTP source, it would be interesting to note that -

    • Even though our FTP connector is able to list every file on your server, keep in mind that meta/data extraction only support the following types: .csv, .xls, .xlsx, .xml, .json, .parquet

    • For the Metadata Extraction (see the Analyze part of our connectors guide), the actual limits of size for a file downloaded by our FTP connector are:

    • Complete Extract: about 900 Mo

    • Sample Extract: about 2.5 Go

    Configuring your source

    When creating the source, you will be required to input the following information :

    • Host: The URL/IP of the FTP server you want to connect to (ex: 127.0.0.1)
    • Port: The port listened to by your FTP server (21 by default for most FTP servers)
    • Username: The login used to authenticate
    • Password: The password associated
    • Path: The path needed to find your files on the server (ex: Documents/data/export_2018.csv)

    Once you add the above details click on Connect and then on the Create button on the top right-hand corner.

    Warning

    Don't forget to name your source before creating it. The technical name cannot be changed after creating the source and will be used when trying to open the source using the SDK.

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