📂 FTP Server Using Socket Programming in Python 🖥️

This project implements a simple FTP server using socket programming in Python. The client can connect to the server, authenticate with a username and password, and perform basic file operations such as listing files, uploading files, and deleting files on the server.

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🚀 Features

• Authentication: The client must authenticate with a username and password before performing any operations.
• File Operations:
  • LIST: List all files on the server.
  • UPLOAD <path>: Upload a file to the server.
  • DELETE <filename>: Delete a file from the server.
  • LOGOUT: Disconnect from the server.
  • HELP: Display a list of available commands.

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🛠️ Prerequisites

• Python 3.x
• Tkinter library for GUI (for the client).
• Client and server must be connected to a common network.

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🚦 Getting Started

Server Setup:

1. Clone the repository to your server machine.
2. Ensure that the server_data directory exists in the same directory as server.py. You can modify the SERVER_DATA_PATH variable in server.py to specify a custom location for storing server files.
3. Run the server.py file to start the server.

Client Setup:

1. Clone the repository to your client machine.
2. Edit the client.py file and replace the IP variable with the actual IP address of the server.
3. Ensure that the client_data directory exists in the same directory as client.py. This directory should contain files you want to upload to the server.
4. Run the client.py file to connect to the server.

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🔑 Usage

Authentication:

• When you run the client, a login window will appear. Enter your username and password to authenticate.

Credentials:

• The following usernames and passwords are hardcoded into the server for authentication:

  • alice: password123
  • bob: securepass
  • charlie: letmein
  • dave: secretword
  • eve: 123456
  • frank: qwerty
  • grace: ilovepython
  • harry: mypassword
  • irene: p@ssw0rd
  • jason: pythonrocks

You can modify the list of usernames and passwords in the server.py file.

Commands:

After authentication, you can use the following commands:

• LIST: Lists all files on the server.
• UPLOAD <path>: Uploads a file from the specified path on the client to the server.
• DELETE <filename>: Deletes a file from the server.
• LOGOUT: Disconnects from the server.
• HELP: Displays a list of available commands.

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🔎 Example Usage

Server Output:

[STARTING] Server is starting.
[LISTENING] Server is listening on 192.168.29.147:4469.
[NEW CONNECTION] ('192.168.29.147', 50194) connected.
[ACTIVE CONNECTIONS] 1
[DISCONNECTED] ('192.168.29.147', 50194) disconnected

Client Output:

Welcome to the File Server Login Page.
Authentication successful.
Welcome to the File Server.

> HELP
LIST: List all the files from the server.
UPLOAD <path>: Upload a file to the server.
DELETE <filename>: Delete a file from the server.
LOGOUT: Disconnect from the server.
HELP: List all the commands.

> LIST
123.txt
ex.txt

> UPLOAD client_data/abc.txt
File uploaded successfully.

> LIST
123.txt
abc.txt
ex.txt

> DELETE abc.txt
File deleted successfully.

> LIST
123.txt
ex.txt

> LOGOUT
Disconnected from the server.

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⚠️ Notes

• Ensure that both the client and server are on the same network.
• Replace the placeholder IP address in the client.py file with the actual IP address of the server.
• The server must be running before the client can connect.
• File Paths: The client_data directory on the client machine should contain the files you want to upload to the server.

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📜 License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

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🤝 Contributors

• Shivadarshan

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🛠️ Feedback and Support

For any feedback or support regarding this project, please open an issue on GitHub.

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Thank you for exploring the FTP Server Using Socket Programming in Python! 💻