DataSeer-FTP

Documentation - How to send files to the DataSeer file server

Table of Contents

• Server information
• Important: upload path differences
• How to send files
  • Using FileZilla
  • Using cURL
  • Using SFTP command line

Server information

	FTP / FTPS	SFTP
Hostname	ftp.dataseer.ai	ftp.dataseer.ai
Port	21	22
Authentication	Username + Password	Username + Password

Important: upload path differences

⚠️ The upload path is different depending on the protocol used.

Protocol	Upload path	Details
FTP / FTPS (port 21)	/	You land directly in the upload folder. Upload files at the root.
SFTP (port 22)	/upload	You must navigate to /upload before uploading files. This directory may not be visible in some clients (e.g. FileZilla) but it exists and is required.

Make sure the destination path is set to /upload when using SFTP.

How to send files

Using FileZilla

Connection settings

1. Enter the DataSeer Hostname & your login details

   • Host: ftp.dataseer.ai
   • Username: (your username)
   • Password: (your password)
   • Port: 21 for FTP/FTPS or 22 for SFTP

2. Click on "Quickconnect"

FTP/FTPS connection (port 21)

The following information should appear in the GUI

Status:    Resolving address of ftp.dataseer.ai
Status:    Connecting to xxx.xxx.xxx.xxx:21...
Status:    Connection established, waiting for welcome message...
Status:    Initializing TLS...
Status:    Verifying certificate...
Status:    TLS connection established.
Status:    Logged in
Status:    Retrieving directory listing...
Status:    Directory listing of "/" successful

You land directly in the upload folder. You can upload files and create sub-folders here.

SFTP connection (port 22)

The following information should appear in the GUI

Status:    Connecting to ftp.dataseer.ai:22...
Status:    Connection established, waiting for welcome message...
Status:    Connected to ftp.dataseer.ai
Status:    Logged in
Status:    Retrieving directory listing...
Status:    Directory listing of "/" successful

⚠️ With SFTP, you must navigate to the /upload directory before uploading files. This directory may not be visible in the FileZilla directory listing — type /upload manually in the "Remote site" path bar and press Enter.

Uploading files

3. Navigate to the correct remote folder ('Remote Site' section)

   • FTP/FTPS: upload directly at the root /
   • SFTP: navigate to /upload
   • Sub-folders can be created if necessary

4. Select the files/folders you wish to send to DataSeer ('Local Site' section)

   • Drag & drop or double-click can be used to send a file/folder
   • The files/folders sent will appear in the 'Remote Site' section

The following information should appear in the GUI

Status:    Starting upload of /home/user/test.txt
Status:    File transfer successful, transferred 6 B in 1 second

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Using cURL

Upload via FTP/FTPS (port 21)

#------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Upload the file '/path/to/my/file.txt' to the root folder (which is the upload folder).
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Replace USER & PASSWORD with your credentials
# Replace "/path/to/my/file.txt" with the path to the file to upload
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

curl --ssl-reqd --tlsv1.3 --insecure --user USER:PASSWORD -T "/path/to/my/file.txt" --ftp-pasv --progress-bar ftp://ftp.dataseer.ai:21/

Argument	Description	Required
--ssl-reqd --tlsv1.3 --insecure	SSL/TLS arguments for secure connection	Yes
--user USER:PASSWORD	User credentials used for authentication	Yes
-T "/path/to/my/file.txt"	Path to the file to upload	Yes
--ftp-pasv	Enable FTP passive mode	Yes
--progress-bar	Display upload progress bar	No
ftp://ftp.dataseer.ai:21/	FTP server address (root is the upload folder)	Yes

Upload via SFTP (port 22)

⚠️ With SFTP, you must specify /upload/ as the destination path.

#------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Upload the file '/path/to/my/file.txt' to the '/upload/' folder.
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
# Replace USER & PASSWORD with your credentials
# Replace "/path/to/my/file.txt" with the path to the file to upload
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

curl --insecure --user USER:PASSWORD -T "/path/to/my/file.txt" --progress-bar sftp://ftp.dataseer.ai:22/upload/

Argument	Description	Required
--insecure	Skip host key verification (or use --hostpubsha256 for strict verification)	Yes
--user USER:PASSWORD	User credentials used for authentication	Yes
-T "/path/to/my/file.txt"	Path to the file to upload	Yes
--progress-bar	Display upload progress bar	No
sftp://ftp.dataseer.ai:22/upload/	SFTP server address (/upload/ is required)	Yes

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Using SFTP command line

The sftp command is available on Linux and macOS.

⚠️ With SFTP, you must upload files to the /upload directory.

Interactive mode

sftp USER@ftp.dataseer.ai

Once connected:

cd /upload
put /path/to/my/file.txt
bye

Non-interactive mode (single file)

echo "put /path/to/my/file.txt /upload/file.txt" | sftp USER@ftp.dataseer.ai

Non-interactive mode (multiple files)

Create a batch file (e.g. batch.sftp):

cd /upload
put /path/to/my/file1.txt
put /path/to/my/file2.txt
bye

Then run:

sftp -b batch.sftp USER@ftp.dataseer.ai