# File copy and reception

Starting with version 0.7.0 it's possible to upload files directly to remote clients and store them anywhere on the remote file system.

### Prerequisites

Both, the server and the clients must **run at least version 0.7.0** of Rport to use the file copy function. Updating all your clients is not necessary as long as you don't want to use this feature on them.

{% hint style="danger" %}
File reception is enabled by default on the rport client. If you consider it insecure, turn it off in the `rport.conf` file.

`[file-reception]`\
  `enabled = false`
{% endhint %}

Pay attention to the optional filters that can be used to exclude folders from write access. By default, files cannot be coped to most OS-critical folders. Extend the filters according to your needs.

```
[file-reception]
  ## Receive files pushed by the server, enabled by default
  # enabled = true
  ## The rport client will reject writing files to any of the following folders and its subfolders.
  ## https://oss.rport.io/docs/no18-file-upload.html
  ## Wildcards (glob) are supported.
  ## Linux defaults
  # protected = ['/bin', '/sbin', '/boot', '/usr/bin', '/usr/sbin', '/dev', '/lib*', '/run']
  ## Windows defaults
  # protected = ['C:\Windows\', 'C:\ProgramData']
```

🕵 On Linux, a **sudo rules is** needed and **created by default** to allow changing the owner and mode of a file. Review and/or delete `/etc/sudoers.d/rport-filereception` if it conflicts with your security policies.

### Transfer files

* Once a client allows file reception, click on the `Files` tab.
* Select a local file.
* Specify where the file should be store remotely. \
  👉 **You must enter a full path, not a folder.**
* On Linux, you can also specify the owner and mode of the file.

![Upload a file](https://1142160776-files.gitbook.io/~/files/v0/b/gitbook-x-prod.appspot.com/o/spaces%2F-MekeI9EovpQqbUTQSdM%2Fuploads%2Faz8iMDRL6nn5qP3BVluJ%2Fimage.png?alt=media\&token=25af2436-5727-4fac-8daa-34b8486bfb0c)