FileZilla Server

FileZilla Server is a well-known FTP server from the FileZilla project, which offers a wide range of features. And, importantly, the product is completely free and open source. This is a well thought-out and complete product, so when installing the server the user needs to keep an eye on each step and each option. You need to decide which components of the server should be installed, as well as how the server will be started - along with Windows as a service, manually or automatically.

The main window of the administration interface is a log display, which allows you to determine at a glance what is happening at the moment - what connections are established, what files are transferred and other states.

But the most important part is the server configuration. In the classic 0.9 series of FileZilla Server there are three main sections with settings - "General settings", "Users" and "Groups". In the "General Settings" you can change any settings related directly to the server, including IP filter, passive mode settings, admin interface, file transfer rate limits, FTP over TLS settings, automatic banning of users and file compression. The "Users" and "Groups" sections, which is logical, are responsible for configuring server users with individual settings of shared folders, speed limits and filters by IP-addresses. The current 1.x series has a redesigned administration interface with the same kind of options plus Let's Encrypt certificates.

FileZilla Server offers a comprehensive, free FTP server solution with customizable settings for superior file transfer control.

FileZilla Server takes care of the system, does not take up a lot of memory and resources of the processor, reminding you of its existence with an icon in the Windows system area. SFTP is not supported in the free server and is offered only in the commercial FileZilla Pro Enterprise Server.