Golang FTP Service

This project provides a simple FTP-like service built with Golang, using SQLite as the metadata storage. The service allows you to upload, get, and delete files from a local directory.

Setup

Install Golang:

Make sure you have Golang installed on your machine. You can download it from https://golang.org/dl/.

Clone the Repository:

git clone https://github.com/initeshjain/golang-ftp-service.git
cd golang-ftp-service

Install Dependencies:

Run the following commands to install the required dependencies:

go get -u github.com/gin-gonic/gin
go get -u github.com/mattn/go-sqlite3

Build the Application:

go build -o ftp-service main.go

Run the Application:

./ftp-service

The server will start on http://localhost:8080.

Configuration:

You can configure the service by modifying the config.json file. Update the UploadDir to specify the local directory path where uploaded files will be stored.

{
"UploadDir": "/path/to/upload/directory",
"DbPath": "ftp_metadata.db"
}

Usage

Upload File

To upload a file, you can use curl from the command line. Replace <file_path> and <your_server_url> with the actual file path and server URL.

curl -X POST -F "file=@<file_path>/example.txt" http://localhost:8080/upload

Get File

To retrieve a file, use the below endpoint in your browser run below command. Replace <filename> with the name of the file you want to retrieve.

curl -X GET http://localhost:8080/get/<filename> -o <filename>

Delete File

To delete a file, use the following endpoint in your browser or any HTTP client. Replace <filename> with the name of the file you want to delete.

curl -X DELETE http://localhost:8080/delete/<filename>

Notes

No authentication is required as it's intended for local development purposes. This is a basic implementation, and you may need to enhance security and error handling based on your requirements.

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