This is a lightweight FTP server that runs in the background on your Nintendo Switch.
- It's a lightweight version of mtheall's ftpd app run as a background service (sysmodule).
- Originally forked from jakibaki's sys-ftpd in an attempt to improve peformance and stability.
Since it's lightweight, it occupies less memory on your console at the cost of transferring files a bit slower. If you want to transfer large files, I would suggest you install mtheall's ftpd separately and run it whenever you need to make a large file transfer.
- Go to the latest release and download the sys-ftpd zip folder. (not the source code)
- Extract the contents of the folder to the root of your Nintendo Switch's SD card. (it should overlap with your existing atmosphere and config folders)
- Go to config/sys-ftpd/config.ini and set your username and password for the FTP server. (otherwise it won't let you connect)
- Alternatively you can enable anonymous mode, which will let anyone in the network connect to your FTP server without credentials. (unsafe)
- Boot/reboot your Nintendo Switch into CFW as usual.
- Once your console is connected to a network, you can connect to your server with any FTP client (you can find them online) from any computer within the same network.
- The IP address of your Nintendo Switch can be found in your console's System Settings -> Internet -> Connection Status -> IP address. (it usually looks like 192.168.X.X)
- The port can be found and modified in the config.ini mentioned above. (it's 5000 by default)
- The resulting address should look something like
192.168.X.X:5000, where your username and password are youruserandpasswordfrom config.ini respectively.
- You should now be able to enjoy accessing your Nintendo Switch files remotely.
Hotkeys: To help with security while there is are no login credentials, debugging, or otherwise, you can pause/resume running the server using the PLUS+MINUS+X button combination.
Sysmodule program ID: 420000000000000E
Config Example (Located on your sd in sdmc:/config/sys-ftpd/config.ini):
[User]
user:=jeremy
# user:= -> Login username
[Password]
password:=ilovecars
# password:= -> Login password
[Port]
port:=5000
# port:=5000 -> opens the server on port 5000 (using the console's IP address).
[Anonymous]
anonymous:=0
# anonymous:=1 -> Anyone can connect to the server. (dangerous!)
# anonymous:=0 -> Only allows logging into the ftpd server with the correct username and password. user and password (in fields above) must be set.
[Pause]
disabled:=0
keycombo:=PLUS+MINUS+X
# disabled:=1 -> Disables allowing sys-ftpd to be paused by pressing the key combination.
# disabled:=0 -> Allows sys-ftpd to be paused by pressing the key combination.
# keycombo:= -> The key combination used to pause sys-ftpd. Each key is separated by either a plus '+' or a space ' '. Up to 8 keys are allowed.
# The list of valid keys is as follows:
# A, B, X, Y, LS, RS, L, R, ZL, ZR, PLUS, MINUS, DLEFT, DUP, DRIGHT, DDOWN
[LED]
led:=1
# led:=1 -> LED flashes on connect (default)
# led:=0 -> LED does not flash on connect