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= Downloading from an FTP server =
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Variscite uses an FTP server to deliver software releases and other files to customers. Recently, [https://developers.google.com/web/updates/2020/12/chrome-88-deps-rems Google Chrome], [https://blog.mozilla.org/addons/2020/04/13/what-to-expect-for-the-upcoming-deprecation-of-ftp-in-firefox/ Firefox] and possibly other browsers have began removing FTP support.
Variscite uses an FTP server to deliver software releases and other files to customers. Recently, [https://developers.google.com/web/updates/2020/12/chrome-88-deps-rems Google Chrome], [https://blog.mozilla.org/addons/2020/04/13/what-to-expect-for-the-upcoming-deprecation-of-ftp-in-firefox/ Firefox] and possibly other browsers have started to remove FTP support.


== Enabling FTP support in Google Chrome ==
== Enabling FTP support in Google Chrome ==

Revision as of 09:41, 9 May 2021

FTP

Downloading from an FTP server

Variscite uses an FTP server to deliver software releases and other files to customers. Recently, Google Chrome, Firefox and possibly other browsers have started to remove FTP support.

Enabling FTP support in Google Chrome

Google Chrome disables FTP support by default. To enable it:

1. Open Chrome and enter the following in the address bar:

chrome://flags/

2. Search for "Enable support for FTP URLs" and set it to "Enabled".

Downloading FTP files using wget

The easiest way to download files from an FTP server using the Linux command line is to use wget:

$ wget <user:password@URL>

For example:

$ wget ftp://customerv:Variscite1@ftp.variscite.com/VAR-SOM-MX8X/Software/b2qt/b2qt-dunfell-var-som-mx8x-v1.0.img.gz