Guidance on usage: FTP Using IIS on Windows Server 2022 Datacenter on Amazon

Settings and Connection to FTP Using IIS on Windows Server 2022 Datacenter

To ensure the VM operates correctly, you need to open TCP ports 21, 50000-51000 in the Security Group in AWS Firewall.

Connecting to the Server

  1. To connect to the Server, you should generate a “Private Key” in advance. This can be done using Guidance on usage. To connect to the virtual machine, click the Remote desktop file from step 10 of the Guidance on usage
  1. In the window that appears, enter the password from step 12 of the Guidance on usage and click OK.
  1. Check the box and click Yes.

Get credentials and manage the server

  1. There is a credential file on the desktop
  1. Open it and use these credentials to connect to your FTP server
  1. To manage your FTP server run IIS Manager

Client FTP Software

  1. To connect to PureFTPd, it is recommended to use the “FileZilla Client” application (you can download it from the link: Download FileZilla Client for Windows (64bit x86)).
  1. When connecting to the ftp server, you need to follow these steps:
  • In the <Host> field, enter the VM IP address
  • In the <Username> field, enter the login received in paragraph 2 of the previous section
  • In the <Password> field, enter the password received in paragraph 2 of the previous section
  • In the <Port> field, enter port 21
  • When the data is entered, press Quickconnect
  1. You will successfully connect to the server after entering all the data and clicking on Quickconnect. 

Now you can use your completely clean FTP IIS on a Windows Server 2022 Datacenter virtual machine.