The problem with the bundled FTP server in AmiTCP is that it uses Amiga paths instead of URL paths. This also applies to the wu-ftpd server on Aminet and a bunch of other FTP servers tested.

This tutorial will show you how to install the proftpd server on the Amiga in order to be able to browse the entire Amiga filesystem from another computer using a regular FTP client.

• You need a working AmiTCP stack - you can install one by following our tutorial on AmiTCP.
• You need to download the proftpd archive from AmiNET.

Given all the satisfied requirements, unarchive the proftpd archive and:

• Copy proftpd to AmiTCP:serv/
• Copy sample-configurations/basic.conf to AmiTCP:db/proftpd.conf
• Now we edit AmiTCP:db/inetd.conf to comment the existing line starting with ftp and then add the following line immediately after:

ftp stream tcp nowait root AmiTCP:serv/proftpd -n -c AmiTCP:db/proftpd.conf

• Next, edit AmiTCP:db/proftpd.conf and change the server type to inetd as well as specify an FTP user (this tutorial uses the amiga user and the users group):

ServerType inetd

User amiga
Group users

• Now we need to add one or more users to AmiTCP/db/passwd:

ftproot|Lard004ekVKWQ|101|100|Amiga FTP User|/|cli

where the second field Lard004ekVKWQ is a DSA password.

• You can now restart the AmiTCP stack and browse your Amiga from a different computer.

The following example shows Transmit on OSX browsing the Amiga.