Ansys FileTransfer Tool Server documentation

The Ansys FileTransfer Tool is a simple gRPC API for moving files between a client and a remote server. Its target use case are local Docker deployments or simple remote deployments.

This documentation describes the server component of the FileTransfer Tool. For information on the tool itself, see the FileTransfer Tool documentation.

Warning

The FileTransfer Tool does not provide any security measures. Any file on the server component can be accessed by any client. Without additional security measures, it is unsuited for use over an untrusted network.

Getting started

Explains how to build and run the FileTransfer Tool Server.

Contribute

Explains how to set up a development environment and provides documentation for the internal classes and functions of the FileTransfer Tool Server for developers who want to understanding the inner workings of the server and possibly extend it.