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.