# Connecting to Galaxy ftp Server

**URL:** <https://help.galaxyproject.org/t/connecting-to-galaxy-ftp-server/2880>\
**Category:** usegalaxy.org support\
**Tags:** upload\
**Created:** [January 29, 2020, 5:38pm UTC](https://help.galaxyproject.org/t/connecting-to-galaxy-ftp-server/2880 "2020-01-29T17:38:13Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Jason\_White](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/help.galaxyproject.org/jason_white/32/1222_2.png) [@Jason\_White](https://help.galaxyproject.org/u/Jason_White)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2020, 5:38pm UTC](https://help.galaxyproject.org/t/connecting-to-galaxy-ftp-server/2880/1 "2020-01-29T17:38:13Z")

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Hi All,  
I am trying to connect to the Galaxy ftp server via command line. I followed the [tutorial](https://galaxyproject.org/ftp-upload/); however, it is not working.

When I try:  
$ lftp -u user@email.edu ftps://usegalaxy.org  
I get the error, “lftp: [usegalaxy.org](http://usegalaxy.org): Name or service not known”

I can successfully run:  
$ lftp -u user@email.edu htpps://usegalaxy.org  
but when I try to transfer files I get the following error, "  
put: Fatal error: gnutls\_record\_send: Error in the push function."

Not sure what is going on, so I am reaching out to determine how best to connect to the Galaxy ftp so i can upload my files to my Galaxy account.

Thanks!!

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**Author:** ![jennaj](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/help.galaxyproject.org/jennaj/32/27_2.png) [@jennaj](https://help.galaxyproject.org/u/jennaj)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2020, 5:59pm UTC](https://help.galaxyproject.org/t/connecting-to-galaxy-ftp-server/2880/2 "2020-01-29T17:59:18Z")

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Welcome, @Jason_White

Please try again. I just tested both methods and they work correctly with a few simple commands:

```
$ put my_file
< chat from the server about the transfer >
$ ls
< my_file is listed >

```

Usage from FAQ [https://galaxyproject.org/ftp-upload/](https://galaxyproject.org/ftp-upload/)

For explicit FTPS:

```auto
$ lftp -u user@email.edu usegalaxy.org

```

For implicit FTPS:

```auto
$ lftp -u user@email.edu ftps://usegalaxy.org

```

If you cannot get line-command ftp to work, using a client like Filezilla is another choice. How-to is on the same FAQ.

Thanks!

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**Author:** ![Jason\_White](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex020/user_avatar/help.galaxyproject.org/jason_white/32/1222_2.png) [@Jason\_White](https://help.galaxyproject.org/u/Jason_White)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2020, 8:05pm UTC](https://help.galaxyproject.org/t/connecting-to-galaxy-ftp-server/2880/3 "2020-01-29T20:05:24Z")

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Thanks, it is working now. It was a quirk with our cluster.