ftp

Transfers files and directories from or to ftp servers.

Synopsis

Transfers files and directories from or to FTP servers

Options

parameter	required	default	choices	comments
src	yes			Path on the source host that will be synchronized to the destination.
direction	no	push	push pull	Specify the direction of the synchronization. In push mode the localhost or delegate is the source; In pull mode the remote FTP server is the source.
protocol	no	ftp	ftp ftps	FTP protocol to use.
retries	no	3		Specifies the number of retries the upload should by tried before it is considered failed.
dest	yes			Path on the destination host that will be synchronized from the source.
interval	no	1		Configures the interval in seconds to wait between retries of the upload.
host	yes			FTP server.
ftp_mode	no	passive	passive active	FTP mode.
user	no			The username used to authenticate with.
timeout	no			Timeout in seconds for FTP request.
password	no			The password used to authenticate with.
backup	no	False		Create a remote backup file including the timestamp information so you can get the original file back if you somehow clobbered it incorrectly.
port	no	21		FTP port.
tmp_dest	no			Absolute path of where temporary file is downloaded to. Defaults to TMPDIR, TEMP or TMP env variables or a platform specific value (https://docs.python.org/2/library/tempfile.html#tempfile.tempdir).
others	no			All arguments accepted by the file module also work when direction is pull.

Examples

# Upload a local file to a remote FTP server
- local_action:
    module: ftp
    host: my.ftp.server.net
    user: myuser
    password: mypassword
    src: /tmp/myfile.txt
    dest: /dest
    direction: push

# Download a directory from a remote FTP server
- local_action:
    module: ftp
    host: my.ftp.server.net
    user: myuser
    password: mypassword
    src: /backups
    dest: /var/backups/
    direction: pull