Basic Help Needed- Install/enable ftp

I'm not much of a server-side dude. I have someone working with me on prototype for a mobile app that will play audio from my piratebox and allow recording an audio response back to the box.

I'm told the transfer would be easier if the app could use ftp - from what I've been able to deduce, I need to install something like pure-ftpd (?) Can someone give me a dummys guide for doing this?

My PirateBox is a StoryBox [cogdogblog.com]

I don't have my PirateBox yet, but I have been building my configs on the eeePC for a while, what are you running PB on? It may come down to if your router has enough memory to run FTP.

May I suggest taking a look at this:

http://wiki.openwrt.org/doc/uci/pure-ftpd

I have not tried this so do so at your own risk, but I see no reason you couldn't use an FTP server to the PB file folder. If I get some time tonight I will try doing this on my eeePC and will post the results.

ftp is no big thing.
you can install it with opkg install pure-ftpd
If you don't have enough disc-space for installing it directly, you may use the piratebox-ext-firmware:

# opkg -d piratebox install pure-ftpd

But with this option, you need to do a lot more stuff to get it working (i.e. copy over from /usr/local/init.d to /etc/init.d )

Matthias

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Thanks, it looks like we do not need it now, my developer has figured out how to move the files we need by ssh or scp.

My issue now is giving write access to the new user I created on the Pbox to a subdirectory within /mnt/share/piratebox

You have to use different mount options. AFAIK Currently only root write-access allowed.
Add these option to the mount options of your usb-drive

rw,user,umask=000

Maybe in /etc/piratebox.common
or
/etc/system/fstab

Matthias

Hello,

I was trying to install FTP, but I get error message on free space.
Is there any option to include FTP to ROM, or to USB drive? It would be great feature!

Hi,

don't miss the

 -d piratebox

in your install command

Matthias