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FTP (FTPS) Category

Unlock seamless monitoring and logging for your FTP and FTPS file transfers with Nodinite. This page guides you through configuring, managing, and optimizing FTP/FTPS monitoring to ensure operational continuity, compliance, and rapid issue detection.

✅ Proactively monitor FTP and FTPS file transfers and folder health
✅ Instantly detect too many, too old, or oversized files
✅ Leverage advanced RegEx filters for precise monitoring
✅ Automate compliance and troubleshooting with remote actions
✅ Centralize configuration and scheduling for maximum efficiency

Info
The Nodinite File and FTP Folder Monitoring Agent performs Monitoring of FTP and FTPS sites to verify they are operational and do not stockpile files according to user-defined thresholds. Advanced filter options exist to ensure you get the best possible Monitoring experience and value.

Here's an example of FTP/FPTS Resources as on display in a Nodinite Monitor View.

Remote Configuration

After you install the agent, as a Nodinite Administrator, click the 'Configuration' button to open the configuration screen:

Here's an example of the 'Configuration' button, available in the Monitoring Agent Configuration administration page.

With the right access, you can also perform specific configurations directly on the Resource using the Action button in Monitor Views.

Add FTP/FTPS Server

Monitor multiple FTP servers and services. Add or remove FTP servers from the 'FTP/FTPS' tab.

FTP/FTPS tab for managing monitored servers.

Click 'Add' to include a new FTP server in monitoring. Repeat as needed.

Add a new FTP Monitoring configuration entry.

Expand the accordion to enter essential details.

Accordion for FTP/FTPS configuration details.

You can enter details for the following properties:

Enabled – Toggle monitoring for this configuration entry.
Display Name (mandatory) – User-friendly name for this FTP configuration. This is also the Resource name in Monitor Views.
Description – Add a description for this configuration entry.
Application ID – Resources may group by Application, and then by Category using the value from the Name text field. Read more about Applications here:
- Applications

Add as many entries as you require.

You can perform further configuration from any of the following sub tabs:

Basic tab

Within the Basic tab, enter essential information to connect with the FTP/FTPS service:

Basic connection settings for FTP/FTPS.

Host – Service host name or IP address.
Port – TCP port to use.
Folder – Base path of the folder to monitor.
Filter – Use RegEx to match file names (e.g., \.xml$ for XML files). The filter is case-insensitive and ignores multiple white spaces.
Warning
You cannot use Windows-style filters (e.g., *.txt, *.xml, *.*).
Time zone – Specify the FTP service's time zone for accurate threshold evaluation. Default is the monitoring agent's time zone.

Advanced tab

In the Advanced tab, enter additional connection and filtering options:

Advanced FTP/FTPS connection and filtering options.

Encryption mode
- None (default)
- Implicit
- Explicit
Connection mode – Default is 'Auto Passive'.

Connection Mode	Description
AutoPassive	Attempts EPSV, falls back to PASV if unsupported. For IPv6, PASV is not supported.
PASV	Passive data connection. May not work behind NAT or with IPv6.
PASVEX	Like PASV, but ignores server-supplied host. Useful for private/non-routable addresses.
EPSV	Recommended. Extended passive, works with IPv4 and IPv6.
AutoActive	Attempts EPRT, falls back to PORT if unsupported.
PORT	Active connection, not recommended unless necessary. Requires firewall exceptions.
EPRT	Extended active, not recommended unless necessary. Supports IPv4 and IPv6.

Filter on size
Include child folders – Enable to include all subfolders. Exclude specific child folders by adding them to the 'Exclude Child Folders' lists.
Exclude child folders by folder name – List of child folders to exclude (requires 'Include child folders').

Exclude folders by name.
Exclude child folders by RegEx – List of matched child folders to exclude (requires 'Include child folders'). See Folders (SMB) for examples.

Exclude folders by RegEx.

Thresholds tab

In the Thresholds tab, set monitoring thresholds for file age and count:

Age
Count

Configure thresholds for file age and count.

Info
The different evaluated states are documented in the Overview.

Age

Warning Time Span – Maximum allowed time before a warning alert (format: days.hours:minutes:seconds, e.g., 7.12:30:59).
Tip
Set the same or higher value as Errors to disable warnings.
Error Time Span – Maximum allowed time before an error alert (same format).

Count

To monitor file count, check 'Enable count evaluation'.

Enable count evaluation – Evaluates the number of files.
Warning count – Maximum allowed files before a warning.
Error count – Maximum allowed files before an error.

Count evaluation settings.

Scheduling tab

In the Scheduling tab, manage schedule-related monitoring properties:

Configure monitoring schedules.

See Folders (SMB) for example configurations.

Authentication tab

In the Authentication tab, enter credentials to connect with the FTP service:

User name – Authentication user.
Password – Authentication password.

Authentication settings for FTP/FTPS.

Save

Click 'Save' or 'Save and close' to persist changes. New settings and thresholds are evaluated on the next synchronization.

Save options for configuration changes.

Note
The delay in presenting the new evaluated state depends on the synchronization interval set for the monitoring agent. Click the Sync Now button to force an immediate synchronization.

Save and close saves and closes the dialog.
Cancel closes the dialog without saving changes.

Remote Actions

	Resource Name	Monitoring	Actions	Metrics/Statistics
	FTP/FTS		List files Edit	-

All operations you and other Users perform are logged to the Nodinite Audit Log, ensuring you stay compliant with policies and applicable regulations.

Remote actions for FTP/FTPS resources.