1.4 Install using the .zip portable version

Download and extract the zip package to desired installation location.

The executables mentioned below (burusftp.exe, burusftpwa.exe) can be found in the server installation directory.

Continue either with burusftp.exe install or burusftp.exe init command to initialize the server.

1.4.1 Initial configuration

1.4.1.1 Initialize using init command

burusftp.exe init

Run burusftp.exe init to non-interactively initialize the server SSH keys and configuration files only.

1.4.1.2 Initialize using install command - recommended

# ! Open the command prompt as administrator

burusftp.exe install

In addition to the tasks performed by init command, install command will also prompt to install and start the SSH/SFTP server and Web administration as a Windows service and optionally create a web administration administrator.

1.4.2 Start the server

Unless already started by the installer or install command, the server can be started the following ways:

1.4.2.1 Run the server in the console

# run the SSH/SFTP server in the current console
burusftp.exe run

# start the Web administration in the current console
burusftpwa.exe run

See burusftp run and burusftpwa run for more details.

1.4.2.2 Run the server in a Windows service

# ! Open the command prompt as administrator

# Register the SSH/SFTP server as a Windows service
burusftp.exe svc install

# Start the SSH/SFTP server registered as a Windows service
burusftp.exe svc start

# ------------

# Register the Web administration as a Windows service
burusftpwa.exe svc install

# Start the Web administration registered as a Windows service
burusftpwa.exe svc start

See burusftp svc install, burusftp svc start, burusftpwa svc install, burusftpwa svc start for more details.