FTP, Node red, text files and the conduit

[Eliz]

Hi

I downloaded and installed a node called node-red-contrib-ftp in order to be able to upload data to a ftp server. However, I am not sure how it works with the gateway. So a few questions:

1. How would you access the files on the conduit? For example I have a text file that is can be seen in the / directory when accessing the conduit via SSH
2. Are there other places to store the files – ie can I make a directory?
3. Are there other ways to upload a file from the conduit to a ftp server that you know of?
4. If someone knows how to use this node – please assist
5. If I connect inject — ftp — debug and press inject I get an error that says connection to server lost and then I have to restart node-red each time to get it working again.
6. I assumed that the text files one creates in node red are stored on the conduit right? But where exactly and how does it work?

Any advice is welcome

[Jeff Hatch]

1. How would you access the files on the conduit? For example I have a text file that is can be seen in the / directory when accessing the conduit via SSH

Depending on what you are trying to do, there is a file node under the Storage nodes on Node-RED. I am not familiar with the FTP node you mention, but there should be online documentation on its usage.

2. Are there other places to store the files – ie can I make a directory?

One way to create a directory would be to run a system command to execute a mkdir.

3. Are there other ways to upload a file from the conduit to a ftp server that you know of?

There is an ftp client on the Conduit in /usr/bin/ftp that might be used. Also, scp is available to use SSH to copy a file to a remote location.

6. I assumed that the text files one creates in node red are stored on the conduit right? But where exactly and how does it work?

I am not sure where they are getting put. If you know the name of the file, you could do a “find . -name “name_of_file” -print from the / directory to see where it got put.

Jeff

[Eliz]

Thank you for the explanations! I ran the ftp command from the terminal and now I understand a lot better how the conduit handles the node red information and ftp site.

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