Java upload files to remote linux server WITHOUT ftp or scp

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I am trying to write a program in java to upload some files from my local environment to a remote server. I cannot use FTP because there is no FTP server installed on that instance. Also port 22 is closed so I can't use scp either.

Is there any other way to approach this?

Thanks in advance guys!

So what port *is* open, and what protocol are you supposed to use to upload the files? — aroth, Jul 29 '11 at 00:58
It highly depends on what your remote server is capable of. But HTTP could be a safe bet since the port is usually opened. — shinkou, Jul 29 '11 at 00:59
can you run your code on the server too ? then you can write a simple client/server program. — euphoria83, Jul 29 '11 at 00:59

score 1 · Answer 1 · answered Jul 29 '11 at 03:02

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You need something on the serverside, a program, which is waiting for your file. You can't just send something there.

An open port is always a program running, waiting for a connect.

answered Jul 29 '11 at 03:02

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score 0 · Answer 2 · answered Jul 29 '11 at 01:08

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So a couple of possible protocols are rsync and WebDav. But at the end of the day I recommend one of two options. Get ssh installed, or use rsync.

Talk to the unix admin and work something out.

answered Jul 29 '11 at 01:08

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score 0 · Answer 3 · answered Jul 29 '11 at 01:33

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Even linux servers sometimes use smb/cifs (the Microsoft technique to share files and folders) to publish data. The samba team provides a 100% Java library to access those: http://jcifs.samba.org/

answered Jul 29 '11 at 01:33

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