Anyway to bring server online automatically?

[mk1200]

I'm running Windows 7 and use FZ server to accept daily backup files from a web server via cron job. Only one IP address is allowed to connect, but I'd like to secure it even more by bringing the server online during a specific time frame. Has anyone else done this?

[cpca]

you should be able to use the Task Scheduler with windows 7 to start and stop programs

start-all programs-accessories-system tools-task scheduler

hope it works

[mk1200]

Thanks, got this working. I had to reinstall so the server would start automatically. Didn't feel like digging through the forums looking for registry key edits.

Next question: I'd like to shut it down after a certain time and the settings tab of the task is set to shut it down after 4 hours, which is probably fine, but I like control. So I tried creating another task with the argument /stop.

"C:\Program Files\FileZilla Server\FileZilla server.exe" /stop

That looks exactly the same as the Stop FileZilla Server shortcut from the start menu, but it doesn't work. I tried shutting the Interface down with this: "C:\Program Files\FileZilla Server\FileZilla Server Interface.exe" /stop, but that doesn't work either. It launches another Server Interface window. It's like /stop is being ignored.

Any ideas?

[botg]

You might need to run this as Administrator.