Then click the permissions checkboxes under Files and Directories to be able to read, write, delete, and append to both the files and folders. Add the path the folder you want to be the target of the backup process. Next, click the Shared folders page and click Add. Select General menu and select password checkbox Choose FileZilla username and select groups for useĪfter clicking OK on creating the user, we click the General page again and select the Password checkbox to set a password for the user. We don’t have to worry too much about the groups since we are simply setting up a single user for our backup purposes.

Select a name for the FileZilla user account to be added.

Now, click the Add button under the General “page”. Launch the FileZilla console and select the “users” button. Let’s first take a look at how to setup FileZilla server username and password.

Set permissions on the directory that is configured for backups.Create a directory on the FTP server that will be used to store the backups.Create an account to use to authenticate with the FTP server.After installation, we simply need to perform three tasks to get up and running with FTP backups to our FileZilla server:

Setup FileZilla Server Username and PasswordĪfter downloading the FileZilla server, install FileZilla and accept the defaults for the installation. Let’s quickly take a look at how to setup a FileZilla server for VCSA backup to easily transfer over the VCSA 6.5 backup. To perform a backup of the VCSA appliance, you need to target a server that is hosting a protocol for file transfer such as FTP, etc. One of the great new features in VCSA 6.5 is the ability to backup your VCSA 6.5 configuration, events, tasks, etc.

Configure filezilla server