sys-ftpd-light
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sys-ftpd-light (cathery) runs a background FTP server on the Switch. Read and write the SD over Wi-Fi from a PC without removing the card. Essential for homebrew devs and SD-tidiers.
Features
- Persistent FTP server (port 5000, user
switch, no password by default — configurable)
- Access SD, save partitions, system areas
- Handles large files (NSPs)
- Practical speeds on 5 GHz Wi-Fi
Setup
- Download the zip from GitHub.
- Extract to SD root → creates
/atmosphere/contents/420000000000000E/.
- Requires CFW (Atmosphère).
- Reboot, find your Switch's IP (Settings → Internet).
- Connect from PC with an FTP client (FileZilla, WinSCP) to
ftp://<Switch IP>:5000.
Speed: 5–15 MB/s on 5 GHz Wi-Fi — even 10 GB NSPs are practical. Drops to 1–2 MB/s on 2.4 GHz, so 5 GHz is mandatory.
Relation to the secretchat.tel loader
sys-ftpd-light is an Atmosphère sysmodule. Our loader also runs under Atmosphère, so they coexist — useful for editing loader config files from a PC without removing the SD. Direct SD mount on PC is still faster for big transfers.
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