diff --git a/astrails-safe.gemspec b/astrails-safe.gemspec
index 2345716..d5270e5 100644
--- a/astrails-safe.gemspec
+++ b/astrails-safe.gemspec
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ Gem::Specification.new do |spec|
   spec.description = <<-DESC
 Astrails-Safe is a simple tool to backup databases (MySQL and PostgreSQL), Subversion repositories (with svndump) and just files.
 Backups can be stored locally or remotely and can be enctypted.
-Remote storage is supported on Amazon S3, Rackspace Cloud Files, or just plain SFTP.
+Remote storage is supported on Amazon S3, Rackspace Cloud Files, or just plain FTP/SFTP.
 DESC
   spec.summary       = %Q{Backup filesystem and databases (MySQL and PostgreSQL) locally or to a remote server/service (with encryption)}
   spec.homepage      = "http://astrails.com/astrails-safe"
diff --git a/lib/astrails/safe.rb b/lib/astrails/safe.rb
index 109570a..1b0a3f8 100644
--- a/lib/astrails/safe.rb
+++ b/lib/astrails/safe.rb
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@
 require "aws/s3"
 require "cloudfiles"
 require 'net/sftp'
+require 'net/ftp'
 require 'fileutils'
 require 'benchmark'
 
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@
 require 'astrails/safe/s3'
 require 'astrails/safe/cloudfiles'
 require 'astrails/safe/sftp'
+require 'astrails/safe/ftp'
 
 module Astrails
   module Safe
@@ -50,7 +52,7 @@ def safe(&block)
       ].each do |klass, path|
         if collection = config[*path]
           collection.each do |name, c|
-            klass.new(name, c).backup.run(c, :gpg, :gzip, :local, :s3, :cloudfiles, :sftp)
+            klass.new(name, c).backup.run(c, :gpg, :gzip, :local, :s3, :cloudfiles, :sftp, :ftp)
           end
         end
       end
diff --git a/lib/astrails/safe/config/builder.rb b/lib/astrails/safe/config/builder.rb
index d979b43..400afcd 100644
--- a/lib/astrails/safe/config/builder.rb
+++ b/lib/astrails/safe/config/builder.rb
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ module Config
       class Builder
         COLLECTIONS = %w/database archive repo/
         ITEMS = %w/s3 cloudfiles key secret bucket api_key container service_net path gpg password keep local mysqldump pgdump command options
-        user host port socket skip_tables tar files exclude filename svndump repo_path sftp/
+        user host port socket skip_tables tar files exclude filename svndump repo_path sftp ftp /
         NAMES = COLLECTIONS + ITEMS
         def initialize(node)
           @node = node
diff --git a/lib/astrails/safe/ftp.rb b/lib/astrails/safe/ftp.rb
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..4f23451
--- /dev/null
+++ b/lib/astrails/safe/ftp.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,85 @@
+module Astrails
+  module Safe
+    class Ftp < Sink
+
+      protected
+
+      def active?
+        host && user
+      end
+
+      def path
+        @path ||= expand(config[:ftp, :path] || config[:local, :path] || ":kind/:id")
+      end
+
+      def save
+        raise RuntimeError, "pipe-streaming not supported for FTP." unless @backup.path
+
+        puts "Uploading #{host}:#{full_path} via FTP" if $_VERBOSE || $DRY_RUN
+
+        unless $DRY_RUN || $LOCAL
+          if !port
+            port = 21
+          end
+          Net::FTP.open(host) do |ftp|
+            ftp.connect(host, port)
+            ftp.login(user, password)
+            puts "Sending #{@backup.path} to #{full_path}" if $_VERBOSE
+            begin
+              ftp.put(@backup.path, full_path)
+            rescue Net::FTPPermError
+              puts "Ensuring remote path (#{path}) exists" if $_VERBOSE
+            end
+          end
+          puts "...done" if $_VERBOSE
+        end
+      end
+
+      def cleanup
+        return if $LOCAL || $DRY_RUN
+
+        return unless keep = @config[:keep, :ftp]
+
+        puts "listing files: #{host}:#{base}*" if $_VERBOSE
+        if !port
+           port = 21
+        end
+        Net::FTP.open(host) do |ftp|
+          ftp.connect(host, port)
+          ftp.login(user, password)
+          files = ftp.nlst(path)
+          pattern = File.basename("#{base}")
+          files = files.reject{ |x| !x.start_with?(pattern)}
+          puts files.collect {|x| x} if $_VERBOSE
+
+          files = files.
+            collect {|x| x }.
+            sort
+
+          cleanup_with_limit(files, keep) do |f|
+            file = File.join(path, f)
+            puts "removing ftp file #{host}:#{file}" if $DRY_RUN || $_VERBOSE
+            ftp.delete(file) unless $DRY_RUN || $LOCAL
+          end
+        end
+      end
+
+      def host
+        @config[:ftp, :host]
+      end
+
+      def user
+        @config[:ftp, :user]
+      end
+
+      def password
+        @config[:ftp, :password]
+      end
+
+      def port
+        @config[:ftp, :port]
+      end
+
+    end
+  end
+end
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diff --git a/templates/script.rb b/templates/script.rb
index b5b1f3e..c975358 100644
--- a/templates/script.rb
+++ b/templates/script.rb
@@ -46,6 +46,15 @@
   #   path ":kind/:id" # this is the default
   # end
 
+  ## uncomment to enable uploads via FTP
+  # ftp do
+  #   host "YOUR_REMOTE_HOSTNAME"
+  #   user "YOUR_REMOTE_USERNAME"
+  #   # port "NON STANDARD FTP PORT"
+  #   password "YOUR_REMOTE_PASSWORD"
+  #   path ":kind/:id" # this is the default
+  # end
+
   ## uncomment to enable GPG encryption.
   ## Note: you can use public 'key' or symmetric password but not both!
   # gpg do