Rebex Tiny SFTP Server

Whether you work in IT, finances, construction or marketing, there’s a pretty big chance that your company is using an FTP server. Short for File Protocol Transfer, this remains the go-to method for storing and sharing data between employees, even in the world of modern cloud computing.

While “the cloud” has plenty of advantages, many still prefer the speed and the security of having their own servers, especially if they’re using a network protocol like SFTP (short for Secure File Transfer Protocol). Access from a computer to a server is usually done through an application called a client, which can sometimes take a while to configure if you want it to work properly with a SFTP server.

Thankfully, there other ways in which you can quickly test if a client application works or not. For instance, you could try Rebex Tiny SFTP Server.

There’s no doubt the application holds true to its name; it’s lightweight and portable, meaning you can run it on most Windows computers without installation. In the main interface, you’ll find a few credentials like Server IP, port, user and password, which you’ll need to feed into the client application in order to test it.

While the client is connected to the virtual server, the Rebex Tiny SFTP Server will display an activity log. While Info is the default log level setting, you can change that too, so that the log displays Verbose, Debug or Error entries.

Rebex Tiny SFTP Server can be further configured by using the CONFIG file, which can be found in the same folder as the EXE file. We can only conclude that this a very helpful app, when all you need to do is quickly test a client application, but don’t have the time or the knowledge to properly set up a server.