# FTP Upload

**FTPUpload** uploads a file to an FTP-site.

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## Properties

### Connection

Use the [Connection Editor](/reference/plugins/ftp/sharedproperties/connectioneditor.md) to provide the connection values for connecting to the FTP server.

### Keep file name

If selected, the file will be uploaded with the same file name as the original.

### Remote path

If [Keep file name](#keep-file-name) is selected, the folder on the FTP-site where the file will be uploaded. Otherwise, both the folder path and the file name must be provided.

If a file with the same name already exists in the folder on the FTP-site, it will be overwritten.

### Source file path

The local file path to the file to upload.

### Create directory

Select to create the directory if it does not exist.

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## Links

[Wikipedia: File Transfer Protocol](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File_Transfer_Protocol)


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