# File upload sftp
**URL:** https://discourse.nodered.org/t/file-upload-sftp/49445
**Category:** General
**Created:** [7 August 2021 06:52 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/file-upload-sftp/49445 "2021-08-07T06:52:34Z")
**Posts on this page:** 11
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### Author:  [@madmax](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/madmax)
#### Post date: [7 August 2021 06:52 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/file-upload-sftp/49445/1 "2021-08-07T06:52:35Z")
Hello!
Is it possible to upload a file via FTP?
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### Author:  [@Steve-Mcl](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Steve-Mcl)
#### Post date: [7 August 2021 07:03 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/file-upload-sftp/49445/2 "2021-08-07T07:03:10Z")
Yes it is possible.
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### Author:  [@madmax](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/madmax)
#### Post date: [7 August 2021 08:27 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/file-upload-sftp/49445/3 "2021-08-07T08:27:01Z")
Hello! Thanks for the answer how do i do it better?
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### Author:  [@Steve-Mcl](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Steve-Mcl)
#### Post date: [7 August 2021 08:28 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/file-upload-sftp/49445/4 "2021-08-07T08:28:03Z")
Have you tried any of the ftp nodes in the flow library?
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### Author:  [@dynamicdave](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/dynamicdave)
#### Post date: [7 August 2021 08:45 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/file-upload-sftp/49445/5 "2021-08-07T08:45:10Z")
The node I've had most success with is... node-red-contrib-ftp
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### Author:  [@madmax](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/madmax)
#### Post date: [7 August 2021 08:55 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/file-upload-sftp/49445/6 "2021-08-07T08:55:21Z")
> [@Steve-Mcl](#):
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> Have you tried any of the ftp nodes in the flow library?
No what exactly? A local file should be uploaded.
The locael file path and the path where the file is uploaded is available in the flow.
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### Author:  [@madmax](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/madmax)
#### Post date: [7 August 2021 08:56 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/file-upload-sftp/49445/7 "2021-08-07T08:56:38Z")
> [@dynamicdave](#):
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> The node I've had most success with is... node-red-contrib-ftp
I've already tried node-red-contrib-ftp, but SFTP doesn't work
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### Author:  [@dynamicdave](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/dynamicdave)
#### Post date: [7 August 2021 09:00 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/file-upload-sftp/49445/8 "2021-08-07T09:00:04Z")
Oops - sorry didn't spot that. I'm just using within my home network.
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### Author:  [@Steve-Mcl](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Steve-Mcl)
#### Post date: [7 August 2021 09:04 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/file-upload-sftp/49445/9 "2021-08-07T09:04:50Z")
> [@madmax](#):
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> > [@Steve-Mcl](#):
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> > Have you tried any of the ftp nodes in the flow library?
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> No what exactly?
"Library - Node-RED" [Library - Node-RED](https://flows.nodered.org/search?term=Sftp&type=node&type=flow)
There are at least 4 sftp contrib nodes. Have you tried any of them?
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### Author:  [@madmax](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/madmax)
#### Post date: [7 August 2021 09:19 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/file-upload-sftp/49445/10 "2021-08-07T09:19:44Z")
Hello!
With node-red-contrib-sftpco it works.
many thanks for the help
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### Author:  [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)
#### Post date: [21 August 2021 09:20 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/file-upload-sftp/49445/11 "2021-08-21T09:20:23Z")
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