This is my FTP section which has been working:
[[FTP]]
# FTP'ing the results to a webserver is treated as just another
report,
# albeit one with an unusual report generator!
skin = Ftp
# If you wish to use FTP, set "enable" to "true", then fill out the
# next four lines.
# Use quotes around the password to guard against parsing errors.
enable = true ##false
user = mk0a7xxxxx
password = xxxxx
server = grattans.org # The ftp server name, e.g,
www.myserver.org
path = /public_html/WeeWX # The destination directory, e.g.,
/weather
# Set to True for an FTP over TLS (FTPS) connection. Not all servers
# support this.
secure_ftp = False
# To upload files from something other than what HTML_ROOT is set
# to above, specify a different HTML_ROOT here.
HTML_ROOT = public_html
# Most FTP servers use port 21.
port = 21
# Set to 1 to use passive mode, zero for active mode
passive = 1
On Tuesday, May 12, 2026 at 1:35:35 PM UTC-4 [email protected] wrote:
> Thanks, Vince, I have wanted to switch to rsync but have been hesitant for
> lack of experience. Not being much of a programmer, I didn't follow how to
> set it up so I stuck with FTP which was working at the time and has been
> for several years. Is there a simple "how to" guide I could follow? I'm
> confused by setting up keys to authorize the transfer. Thanks.
> Bob
>
> On Tuesday, May 12, 2026 at 1:11:46 PM UTC-4 [email protected] wrote:
>
>> Thanks for the reply, Karen. My Inet connection is ok and I can reach my
>> site grattans.org using filezilla from other computers on my local
>> network. From the weewx server I can ping grattans.org and I can use dig
>> grattans.org to get the IP address. However on the weewx server when I
>> enter FTP [email protected] it only hangs. Filezilla on the weewx
>> server says it can't connect even though it connects from the other
>> computers on the LAN. I'm not a programmer and can"t figure what is
>> happening here. Weewx is working correctly except for FTP. Thanks
>> Bob
>>
>> On Tuesday, May 12, 2026 at 12:19:02 PM UTC-4 Karen K wrote:
>>
>>> The error message states "timeout". It happens during connection
>>> initiation. So some possible reasons come into mind:
>>>
>>> - Internet access broken (Can you connect to servers in the
>>> Internet?)
>>> - DNS resolving broken (You can connect to servers by IP but not by
>>> name.)
>>> - passive/active FTP mode issues
>>>
>>> First I would try to check the Internet connection. On the console you
>>> could enter "ping www.ibm.com". You should get answers from them. Then
>>> you can try the ftp command. If it is not there, you can install it.
>>> Try then "ftp your.webserver.com". Does that work? If not, it is not a
>>> WeeWX but a system problem.
>>>
>>> [email protected] schrieb am Dienstag, 12. Mai 2026 um 18:01:25 UTC+2:
>>>
>>>> I am running: weewx 5.3.1 on a Raspberry Pi 5 with Raspbian linux
>>>> (Debian 13.x: Trixie), and Python version: 3.13.5.
>>>> All was good but an OS update last night must have caused an FTP
>>>> problem, maybe with a new version of python (?). Error from log file is
>>>> attached.
>>>> Davis VP2+ is running well but stopped FTPing to my website.
>>>> Can anyone help with what is happening here? Thanks in advance. I can
>>>> run with debug if needed.
>>>> Bob
>>>> grattans.org/wx
>>>>
>>>>
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