FTP sharing with Windows Server 2003

[Moltar]

I need some help in figuring out how to both host FTP sharing and hosting a website from a new server of mine. The server is a Dell Poweredge 2650 running Windows Server 2003. Im new to servers and just am needing some basic help on getting my feet wet and figuring out how to host.

 

[Nodsu]

Well, first advice - Windows 2003 was a bad idea

To serve web and FTP, you have to install IIS.

Read the tutorials:
http://www.windowsnetworking.com/articles_tutorials/Web-Sites-Windows-2003.html
http://www.windowsnetworking.com/articles_tutorials/Creating-Configuring-FTP.html

 

[DelJo63]

it's bad from a security point of view; there are other versions of IIS that are more secure.

Coming from a Unix background, I like Apache2 and you can download a windows binary that will run nicely
(heck, I even have it on my laptop!)

Online documentation is available and it is quite good

Your users will be accessing FTP data using ftp://your-domain-name/
and if you wish to support users uploading, you need to read up on the PUT method
(and the security issues it creates).