vsftpd-FTP Server

vsftpd is a faste and secure FTP server for UNIX-like systems Installing vsftpd In order to allow the transfer of files between your Mac and your Raspberry Pi, you'll need to set up an FTP connection. To do so, Enter this command to allow you to take full control of the web server's root directory (this assumes you've already […]

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SMB-Network File Sharing

The following instructions will set your RPi to share its files on your local network and be accessible by Windows. This is based on the great guide here. Install Samba sudo apt-get install samba samba-common-bin Samba contains the SMB protocol, support for the Windows naming service (WINS), and support for joining Windows workgroups. Samba-common-bin contains a tool […]

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WinSCP-Transfering Files From Windows PC’s

WinSCP To avoid having to use a USB stick to transfer files from your windows machine to your Raspberry Pi use WinSCP Get WinSCP from here and install it. When it opens setup the following: Session File Protocol: SCP Host name: The IP address of you Raspberry Pi User name: pi Password: raspberry Advanced > SCP /Shell […]

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