# FTP/FTPS

To connect to an FTP server, you will need:

- A folder name for your local mountpoint; the folder will be created if it does not exist
- The URL of the FTP server
- Port number (default: 21)
- FTP server username and password
- Remote Subfolder, the FTP directory to mount in Nextcloud. Nextcloud defaults to the root directory. If you specify a subfolder you must leave off the leading slash. For example, `public_html/images`

Your new mountpoint is available to all users by default, and you may restrict access by entering specific users or groups in the **Available for** field.

Optionally, Nextcloud can use FTPS (FTP over SSL) by checking **Secure ftps://**. This requires additional configuration with your root certificate if the FTP server uses a self-signed certificate.

![Nextcloud GUI FTP configuration.](https://docs.cocobook.com/uploads/images/gallery/2026-10/ftp.png)

> **提示**
>
> The external storage `FTP/FTPS` needs the `allow_url_fopen` PHP setting to be set to `1`. When having connection problems make sure that it is not set to `0` in your `php.ini`. See [PHP version and information](/link/1071) to learn how to find the right `php.ini` file to edit.

See [External Storage](/link/956) for additional mount options and information.

FTP uses the password authentication scheme; see [External Storage authentication mechanisms](/link/965) for more information on authentication schemes.