Simple Windows service to sync new files from a targeted directory to an FTP server.

Run build command in the repository root folder, to build the app.

dotnet build FtpSyncService.sln --configuration Release

Run publish command

dotnet publish -o publish

• Creates publish folder in the repository root folder.

It is possible to run the app executable or dll via dotnet command

publish\FtpSyncService.exe {{arguments}} {{options}}

dotnet publish\FtpSyncService.dll {{arguments}} {{options}}

Note: Run empty command to get the standard help

1. Local Path - Local full folder path to watch.
2. Remote path - Remote relative folder path to upload.

General:

• FilterPattern (-f, --filter) - Extension filter pattern [default: *.*]
• Clean (-c, --clean) - Delete files after upload [default: true]
• SyncDelayMiliseconds (-d, --delay) - Sync delay (in ms) after file created event [default: 1000]

Ftp:

• Host (-h, --host) - Ftp server host address
• Port (-t, --port) - Ftp server port [default: 21]
• User (-u, --user) - Ftp server user name
• Password (-p, --password) - Ftp server password

Parametrized:

FtpSyncService.exe {local-path} {remote-path} --filter {filter-expression} --host {host-address} --user {user} --password {password}

Real:

FtpSyncService.exe %USERPROFILE%\Downloads DownloadsBackup --filter *.* --host 127.0.0.1 --user user --password 123456

Note: Filter supports wildcards, e.g. --filter *.txt to sync all .txt files.

Use Service Controller (sc.exe) tool to manage Windows Services

Run create command to add application as Windows Service

sc.exe create "Ftp Sync Service" binPath= "{publish-folder}\FtpSyncService.exe {local-path} {remote-path} --filter {filter-expression} --host {host-address} --user {user} --password {password}" start= delayed-auto

Note: Once created, service may be manually started or operating system need to be restarted

Run delete command to remove the Windows Service, after it has been stopped

sc.exe delete "Ftp Sync Service"

Use Event Viewer tool to get the logs from the Ftp Sync Service service.

• Source: Ftp Sync Service - use Source to filter logs from this service only