Creating FTP locally using WINDOWS 10

In this post, I will explain how to create a local FTP server which we can use for creating future OIC FTP adapters - 

Step1: Type cPanel in Search tab. Then Browse Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\Programs and Features. Click Turn Windows Features on or off as below:

Select FTP and IIS Management Console and click Close.

Step2: Type cPanel in Search tab. Then Browse Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\Administrative Tools. Right Click on Internet Information Services (IIS) Manager and Run as Administrator. You will see a similar console – 

Step3 : Under Sites à Create New FTP option

Step4: No SSL. Select basic Authentication. Allow access to Specified Users with Read , Write permissions. Use PORT 21

Step5: Browse Control Panel\All Control Panel Items\Windows Defender Firewall\Allowed apps. Select FTP. Click OK

Step6: Run cmd as Administrator, Type ipconfig and Enter. Copy the IPv4 address and Default Gateway IP

Step7: Login to your router by typing Default gateway in the browser. Usually the user id password should be admin and password

Step8: Go to Port forwarding option. Select this computer and provide IPv4 address

 

Download WinSCP or any other FTP software. Create new session with below details - 

Protocol : FTP
 Encryption : No Encryption
 Hostname : IPv4 address
 Port Number : 21
Username : Windows User Id (usually the Hotmail Id)
Password : Windows Password

Note - This is my personal recommendation. Since we have allowed the firewall to use this FTP server, the best would be to use this only for POC, development purpose locally and once objective is achieved, you should use WINDOWS to disable the FTP feature.