Setup Sftp Server Windows Server 2012 Iis

Thank you for writing this guide was really useful and accurate to setup my first ssh server on a windows server 2012 environment.

Setup sftp server windows server 2012 iis.

Configure ftp server in windows server 2012. Install the web server role on all cluster nodes. Click next on before you begin window. In add role services wizard.

Make sure that management service iis management console is checked. On the menu click manage and click add roles and features. At first install the ftp server role. Here you have the steps i followed to set up my ftp server in windows 2012 r2.

Install the iis web server. So let s get started. Sftp secure file transfer protocol secure ftp or ssh ftp is the extension of ssh protocol being a standard in the world of unix linux systems from the user point of view it is similar to ftp but in fact it is a completely different protocol having nothing in common with ftp data are transferred between a client and a server through the ssh tunnel tcp port 22. For ftp you need to check the ftp service box otherwise you won t have the option to create an ftp server.

If you re installing on windows server 2012 don t include the ftp server role. I was wondering if someone here can help me out with two issues. Select add roles and components. Check ftp server ftp service role service.

Configure high availability for iis ftp servers using failover clustering. Log in to the server by using an administrative. Operating system windows server 2012 r2. Consider configuring an ftp server from the microsoft iis suite creating a self signed certificate and configuring secure file transfer.

The steps below assume you are using iis 8 5 that comes by default with windows 2012 r2. 1 enable web server iis role and ftp server role service. In windows server manager go to roles node and in web server iis role services panel click add role services. In server 2012 you can install ftp server role under the iis server role.

Confirm with next button. Click role based or feature based. We start the server manager from the start menu or by clicking on the icon on the taskbar. Proceed to the end of the wizard and click install.

1 change the home root folder of the ssh server the first thing a sftp client shows when connecting is the c users username logued in folder.