[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":337},["ShallowReactive",2],{"\u002Ffeatures\u002Fftp-client":3},{"id":4,"title":5,"body":6,"description":329,"extension":330,"meta":331,"navigation":332,"path":333,"seo":334,"stem":335,"__hash__":336},"features\u002Ffeatures\u002Fftp-client.md","FTP Client for Android — FTP, FTPS, SFTP",{"type":7,"value":8,"toc":317},"minimark",[9,18,23,116,120,198,202,205,228,232,239,243,246,250,253,257,294,298],[10,11,12,13,17],"p",{},"AnExplorer has a ",[14,15,16],"strong",{},"built-in FTP client"," supporting FTP, FTPS (FTP over TLS) and SFTP (SSH File Transfer Protocol). Connect to any remote server and manage files as if they were local.",[19,20,22],"h2",{"id":21},"protocol-support","Protocol Support",[24,25,26,45],"table",{},[27,28,29],"thead",{},[30,31,32,36,39,42],"tr",{},[33,34,35],"th",{},"Protocol",[33,37,38],{},"Security",[33,40,41],{},"Authentication",[33,43,44],{},"Common Uses",[46,47,48,65,81,96],"tbody",{},[30,49,50,56,59,62],{},[51,52,53],"td",{},[14,54,55],{},"FTP",[51,57,58],{},"None (plaintext)",[51,60,61],{},"Username \u002F password",[51,63,64],{},"Home NAS, router USB drive, LAN server",[30,66,67,72,75,78],{},[51,68,69],{},[14,70,71],{},"FTPS (Explicit)",[51,73,74],{},"TLS — starts unencrypted, upgrades",[51,76,77],{},"Username \u002F password + cert",[51,79,80],{},"Hosting providers, secure LAN",[30,82,83,88,91,93],{},[51,84,85],{},[14,86,87],{},"FTPS (Implicit)",[51,89,90],{},"TLS — always encrypted",[51,92,77],{},[51,94,95],{},"Legacy secure setups",[30,97,98,103,106,113],{},[51,99,100],{},[14,101,102],{},"SFTP",[51,104,105],{},"SSH — always encrypted",[51,107,108,109,112],{},"Password ",[14,110,111],{},"or"," private key",[51,114,115],{},"VPS, Linux servers, Raspberry Pi, cloud",[19,117,119],{"id":118},"setting-up-a-connection","Setting Up a Connection",[121,122,123,137,178,185,192],"ol",{},[124,125,126,127,130,131,133,134,136],"li",{},"Sidebar → ",[14,128,129],{},"+ Add Storage"," → ",[14,132,55],{}," (or ",[14,135,102],{},").",[124,138,139,140],{},"Enter:\n",[141,142,143,158,164,169],"ul",{},[124,144,145,148,149,153,154,157],{},[14,146,147],{},"Host",": IP address or hostname (",[150,151,152],"code",{},"192.168.1.10",", ",[150,155,156],{},"myserver.example.com",")",[124,159,160,163],{},[14,161,162],{},"Port",": 21 for FTP, 22 for SFTP, 990 for implicit FTPS (or custom)",[124,165,166,168],{},[14,167,61],{}," — or leave blank for anonymous FTP",[124,170,171,174,175,157],{},[14,172,173],{},"Remote starting path"," (optional, e.g. ",[150,176,177],{},"\u002Fhome\u002Fuser\u002Ffiles",[124,179,180,181,184],{},"For SFTP: optionally choose a ",[14,182,183],{},"private key file"," stored on the device.",[124,186,187,188,191],{},"Tap ",[14,189,190],{},"Connect"," — the remote filesystem appears immediately.",[124,193,187,194,197],{},[14,195,196],{},"Save"," to bookmark the connection for one-tap future access.",[19,199,201],{"id":200},"all-file-operations-over-ftp","All File Operations Over FTP",[10,203,204],{},"Everything you can do with local files is available remotely:",[141,206,207,210,213,216,219,222],{},[124,208,209],{},"Browse directory trees",[124,211,212],{},"Upload files and folders (drag-and-drop style copy-paste)",[124,214,215],{},"Download with progress tracking",[124,217,218],{},"Rename, move, delete files and folders",[124,220,221],{},"Create new directories",[124,223,224,227],{},[14,225,226],{},"Copy directly between FTP and SMB"," — no download to phone as intermediate",[19,229,231],{"id":230},"background-transfers","Background Transfers",[10,233,234,235,238],{},"Large uploads and downloads continue ",[14,236,237],{},"in the background",". Close AnExplorer, use other apps — the transfer runs and shows progress in the Android notification shade. Complete a 5 GB folder transfer overnight.",[19,240,242],{"id":241},"saved-connections-reconnect","Saved Connections & Reconnect",[10,244,245],{},"All server bookmarks are stored in Android's encrypted preferences. Tap the saved connection name to reconnect in one tap — no re-entering credentials.",[19,247,249],{"id":248},"sftp-private-key-authentication","SFTP Private Key Authentication",[10,251,252],{},"Load a PEM or OpenSSH-format private key from local storage or SD card. AnExplorer uses it automatically for passwordless SFTP auth — ideal for developer setups and unattended scripts.",[19,254,256],{"id":255},"use-cases","Use Cases",[141,258,259,266,273,280,287],{},[124,260,261,262,265],{},"Access ",[14,263,264],{},"home NAS"," (OpenMediaVault, TrueNAS, Synology) over FTP",[124,267,268,269,272],{},"Deploy files to a ",[14,270,271],{},"web hosting account"," via FTPS",[124,274,275,276,279],{},"Retrieve config files from a ",[14,277,278],{},"router or IoT device"," via FTP",[124,281,282,283,286],{},"Sync files with a ",[14,284,285],{},"Raspberry Pi"," over SFTP",[124,288,289,290,293],{},"Pull logs from a ",[14,291,292],{},"VPS"," over SFTP without SSH app",[19,295,297],{"id":296},"related-features","Related Features",[10,299,300,301,306,307,311,312,316],{},"For Windows SMB network shares, use ",[302,303,305],"a",{"href":304},"\u002Ffeatures\u002Fsmb-file-manager","SMB File Manager",". 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