Use Nautilus as FTP Client

This article examines Nautilus and explains the main developments, practical implications, and context readers should understand.

Nautilus Overview

Getting started with Nauitlus is quite simple. The File menu provides the ' Connect to Server ' option. The connection dialog provides options to set up different connection types such as Public FTP, FTP with Login, SSH, Windows Share and.

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Select the FTP (with login) option that will allow you to specify Server, Port, Start Folder and User Name to connect to the server. There are no confusing fields and you can also add these connection information as a bookmark in Nautilus so you don't need to enter the same information next time. Bookmark will appear below the Bookmarks menu in Nautilus.

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The connection is established as soon as you click Connect after entering your password. You can also specify the legal value of your session by allowing the system to remember your password.

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Your default folder will be displayed in Nautilus's normal file browser window. All actions like Copy, Cut, and Paste are done as usual, but you still do them on your computer. The advantage of using Nautilus as an FTP client is that you can use Nautilus' Tabbed Browsing feature even while working on a remote server. This allows you to browse multiple server sections and perform multiple concurrent operations in each section. This is a function that regular FTP clients like Filezilla do not have.

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In terms of remote server browsing speed, Nautilus is completely on par with any FTP client. However, it has other advantages that are more prominent in tabbed browsing and a friendly, bright interface.