ftpp

aka FTPPush

A command line utility with one purpose; to watch a directory of files and push changes to a ftp server.

• It does not sync.
• It does not download.
• It only uploads & deletes files from a FTP server.

Usage

npm i -g ftpp

• Run ftpp init in your project directory to create a yourProject.ftpp file.
• Run: ftpp
• Or if you have multiple *.ftpp files
  • ftpp -c test
  • where test == test.ftpp

*.ftpp files

This is just an ini file, using the excellent ini library.

The default.ftpp file. Just copy this to your project folder and edit as required.

; Un comment lines as required to overwrite defaults.

; ftp connection details. Passed through to `ftp.connect()`
; @see https://www.npmjs.com/package/ftp#methods for details
[ftp]
; host = your.ftp.host
; user = your-username
; password = some_super_secure_password

; ftpp connection settings
[connectionSettings]
parallel = 10
connectionRetry = 3

[paths]
; remote = /path/to/your/remote/directory/
; base = cwd();
; file, dir, glob, or array. Passed through to `chokidar.watch()`
; source = ./string/path/to/your/local/files/
; source[] = or/use/an/array/values/

; values passed through to the `chokidar.watch()` options value
; @see https://www.npmjs.com/package/chokidar#api for details
[watchOptions]
ignoreInitial = true
ignored[] = ./node_modules/**/*
ignored[] = ./.git/**/*

[uploadOptions]
; Default file permissions used on upload.
defaultPermissions = 644

Why?

Its targeted towards local development. So you don't have to manually upload changes, or use a ftp client to "sync" changes. Sure some ftp clients can handle this, but using configuration files and a global command makes working with a remote (or local) dev server a breeze.