How to mount ftp folder to local directory in Ubuntu
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Features
CurlFtpFS differentiates itself from other FTP filesystems because it features:
* SSLv3 and TLSv1 support
* connecting through tunneling HTTP proxies
* automatically reconnection if the server times out
* transform absolute symlinks to point back into the ftp file system
Install CurlFtpFS in Ubuntu
sudo aptitude install curlftpfs
Now you need to edit fstab file and configure the following command
gksudo gedit /etc/fstab
Add the following line
curlftpfs#ftpUsername:ftpPassword@ftp://ftpUrl /localDirectory fuse rw,uid=1000,umask=0777,user,suid,allow_other,exec,auto,utf8 0 1
Save and exit
Now you need to run the following command from your terminal
mount -a
You also need to edit /etc/rc.local file this is because every time you boot you need to make sure your ftp folder is mounted properly
gksudo gedit /etc/rc.local
Add this just before the "exit 0" line
sudo curlftpfs -o umask=0777,uid=1000,gid=1000,allow_other ftp://username:[email protected] /localdirectory
Save and exit
Now you need to run the following command from your terminal
mount -a
You may use Nautilus+gvfs for the same functionality, and many more. Navigate to File->Connect to Server to choose from a number of options (SSH, Windows share, FTP, etc.) .
Hi, I tried to set this up for my sftp server and it looks like CurlFtpFS doesnt work with SFTP. Am I doing something wrong or ???? Thanx for your answer.
Your solution presupposes that the user wishes to have the ftp directory constantly mounted (and that he has root access). This will not always be the case. Further, if he is on a shared or exposed system, putting passwords in public files is very dangerous.
Consider, instead, “curlftpfs ftp://[remote] [local]”, which temporarily mounts [remote] on [local] with one commando. (See “man curlftpfs” for details, options, passwords.)
huh ?
very strange…
If i use FileZila, i can connect.
But if i use ur step mentioned above…
It said that can not resolve host.
HUH?
what’s the cause eh? did i put something wrong?
Hi,
I search a solution for mount a HTTP folder (no FTP access)
Howcan do that ?
Hi. . . the file setup works fantastic.
Just one problem. . . when booting up, I get this error message on the Ubuntu (version 10.04) welcome screen:
An error occurred while mounting /*localfolder*
Press S to skip mounting or M or manual recovery.
Once I skip the mounting, everything works normally. Is there a way to get Ubuntu to bypass this error message (that is, continue with its reboot)?
Thanks!
@Fred: i guess you just copy-paste the example above because the “localfolder” is just a generic name for what would be your custom local folder on your ftp server. So if you want to map directly the root folder of your ftp server (instead other sub-directory, such as “your_local_folder_here”) then you can simply use “/” instead of “localfolder”.
I’m not expert neither advanced user, it is just my 5 cents ;o)
@Fred & @myself:
“localfolder” is the generic name for local folder on your local computer (otherwise in the example above they would call it “remotefolder”).
So, let’s suppose you have on your own laptop/desktop a folder in root which is called /mnt.
A simple working example would be:
sudo curlftpfs -o umask=0777,uid=1000,gid=1000,allow_other ftp://fred_user_name:fred_password_here@your_ftp_ip_or_address /mnt
Here /mnt stand for the local point where you can find all the remote content (such ftp files/folders).
After running the command above just list the /mnt content with:
ls /mnt
You should be able to see all files/folders which exists on your ftp server on the local folder /mnt.
I hope that you will succeed in your try&error :o)
How to enter a username in fstab which has @ symbol? Like
urlftpfs#[email protected]:mypass@ftp://ftp.mysite.com /mnt/somedir
A typo. The command should be
curlftpfs#[email protected]:mypass@ftp://ftp.mysite.com /mnt/somedir
escaping @ does not work as well
curlftpfs#myself\100myself.com:mypass@ftp://ftp.mysite.com /mnt/somedir
@JohnyO:
Use %40 instead of @ or \100.
“ftp://url/dir” doesn`t work for me.
(Error connecting to ftp: Couldn’t resolve host ‘ftp’) Use “url/dir” instead.
Tried this as well and keep getting access denied 530. But the password and user are the same as entered in filezilla and it works there…any suggestions?
“Tried this as well and keep getting access denied 530. But the password and user are the same as entered in filezilla and it works there…any suggestions?”
To fix that, put “%40” instead of “@” in the username, example:
if your username is [email protected]
put this in the command:
curlftpfs my_user%40myhost.com:[email protected] /mnt/point
if you put only “my_user” it will give access denied.
Hello All,
Michael’s Post about doing it in one command: perfect. I was about to pull out my hair with all the unnecisary dinking around in rc.conf and fstab…. thanks Michael, your method was far better than the main one presented–and in one command (and a simple one at that) I had it up and running perfectly! 🙂
mount: mount point fuse does not exist
– this is the error I keep getting. Does anybody know why I’m getting this error?
just remove ftp://
curlftpfs#user:password@host /localDir …….
Thanks a lot!