Build an FTP Server
Build an FTP server: control + data connection model, USER/PASS/CWD/RETR/STOR commands, active vs passive modes (PORT/PASV/EPSV), ASCII vs binary transfers, MLSD listings, FTPS (TLS) and how it compares to modern alternatives like SFTP and HTTPS upload.
intermediate10 lessons4 chapters10 graded exercisesPython
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What you’ll have built
Chapter by chapter. Every step is a graded exercise.
- FTP Basics
- Active vs Passive
- Files & Directories
- Modern Alternatives
Starts in Python — solve in the language you choose in the editor, same tests either way.
Curriculum
4 chapters, 10 lessons. Each lesson is a short read, one graded exercise, and a quiz.
- 1FTP — File Transfer ProtocolRead · exercise · quiz
- 2Control CommandsRead · exercise · quiz
- 3ASCII vs BinaryRead · exercise · quiz
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