# jlaffaye/ftp

FTP client package for Go

Repository: https://github.com/jlaffaye/ftp
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/ftp
Language: Go
License: ISC
License Family: permissive
Topics: ftp, go, ftp-client
Last push: 2026-08-22T01:24:35+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 98/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 98, release rhythm 98, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 5598, "days_push": 12, "days_rel": 12, "gap_med": 23, "n_releases_24m": 4}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1401, forks 381 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:37.327652+00:00)

## What it is
goftp is an FTP client library for Go providing dialing, login, file upload (Stor), and download (Retr) over the FTP protocol. It is a small, well-tested package for embedding FTP file transfer into Go applications.

## Use cases
- upload files to an ftp server from go
- download files over ftp in a go program
- connect to an ftp server with a go library
- transfer files programmatically via ftp
- script ftp file transfers in go

## When to choose
- you need FTP support in a Go application
- you want a lightweight, dependency-light FTP client library
- you need simple upload/download operations against FTP servers

## When to avoid
- you need SFTP or FTPS with advanced features not supported by the library
- you are not working in Go
- you need a GUI or command-line FTP client rather than a library

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: stable
- function: http-client, file-system, sdk
- domain: developer-tools, files, backend
- platform: go, cross-platform
- tags: ftp, ftp-client, file-transfer, go-library

## Member repositories
- jlaffaye/ftp (main) score 98

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:37.327652+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:39:03.165445+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/jlaffaye/ftp (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:37.327652+00:00, sha 6bcf21a91a1f)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.