Answered on : 2024-01-24
1. AWS Transfer Family supports FTP, FTPS, and SFTP protocols for secure file transfers to AWS Storage services[3].
2. To create an FTP server on AWS, you can use AWS Transfer Family, and detailed instructions can be found in the official documentation[1].
3. Considerations when using AWS Transfer Family for FTP:
- FTP, FTPS, and SFTP protocols are supported, but public FTP servers using FTP protocol are not recommended[2].
- AWS Transfer Family allows secure and scalable file transfers using protocols like SFTP, FTPS, and FTP[4].
- Custom ID providers can be used for FTP with AWS Transfer Family[8].
- AWS Transfer Family enables direct file transfers to Amazon S3 and Amazon EFS via various protocols[9].
4. It's essential to configure server settings, including protocol selection and custom ID providers for FTP on AWS Transfer Family[8].
**References:**
- [1] AWS Transfer Family Documentation
- [2] Spacely's Blog on AWS FTP Implementation
- [3] AWS Transfer Family Overview
- [4] Qiita on AWS Transfer Family for FTP
- [8] Serverworks Blog on AWS Transfer Family for FTP
- [9] AWS Transfer Family Features