ftp vs sftp

ftp

FTP client package for Go (by jlaffaye)

Networking Ftp Go ftp-client

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sftp

Securely share your files (by atmoz)

Docker Sftp Openssh

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ftp		sftp
	Project
2	Mentions	4
1,231	Stars	1,530
-	Growth	-
6.5	Activity	0.0
4 days ago	Latest Commit	14 days ago
Go	Language	Shell
ISC License	License	MIT License

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ftp

Posts with mentions or reviews of ftp. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2021-11-22.

Better ftp client lib ?
2 projects | /r/golang | 22 Nov 2021

would it be enough what I submitted in in github: https://github.com/jlaffaye/ftp/issues/240

sftp

Posts with mentions or reviews of sftp. We have used some of these posts to build our list of alternatives and similar projects. The last one was on 2022-12-06.

Where do Docker containers store persistent data?
1 project | /r/docker | 19 Apr 2023

Determine the path inside the container where the data is. Its probably something like /home//upload Based on the image documentation here
Google drive alternative that’s not nextcloud?
7 projects | /r/selfhosted | 6 Dec 2022

If you use docker there is also a container for running sftp with custom users (different than the system users). You obviously need to use a different port, but you really should never expose SSH on port 22 anyway these days, if for no other reason than your logs will fill with bruteforce login attempts.
automating user provisioning for custom SFTP container on TrueNAS SCALE
1 project | /r/truenas | 29 Nov 2022
SFTP using ACI and Blob Storage Over using Standard Linux VM running VSFTP
1 project | /r/AZURE | 28 Nov 2022

What are some alternatives?

When comparing ftp and sftp you can also consider the following projects:

quic-go - A QUIC implementation in pure Go

sshfs - A network filesystem client to connect to SSH servers

winrm - Command-line tool and library for Windows remote command execution in Go

dns - DNS library in Go

corkscrew - Corkscrew is a tool for tunneling SSH through HTTP proxies.

kcptun - A Stable & Secure Tunnel based on KCP with N:M multiplexing and FEC. Available for ARM, MIPS, 386 and AMD64。N:M 多重化と FEC を備えた KCP に基づく安定した安全なトンネル。 N:M 다중화 및 FEC를 사용하는 KCP 기반의 안정적이고 안전한 터널입니다. Un tunnel stable et sécurisé basé sur KCP avec multiplexage N:M et FEC.

SFTPGo - Fully featured and highly configurable SFTP server with optional HTTP/S, FTP/S and WebDAV support - S3, Google Cloud Storage, Azure Blob

sftp - SFTP support for the go.crypto/ssh package

cidranger - Fast IP to CIDR lookup in Golang

canopus - CoAP Client/Server implementing RFC 7252 for the Go Language

mqttPaho