# Read Only Repo FTP with username, password
**URL:** https://discuss.elastic.co/t/read-only-repo-ftp-with-username-password/249079
**Category:** Kibana
**Created:** [September 18, 2020, 9:36am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/read-only-repo-ftp-with-username-password/249079 "2020-09-18T09:36:33Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author:  [@binhvq](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/binhvq)
#### Post date: [September 18, 2020, 9:36am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/read-only-repo-ftp-with-username-password/249079/1 "2020-09-18T09:36:34Z")
Hi!
I'm use ftp for snap shot repo, but i can't find document for ftp repo with port, usename, password for repo.
I can find format of url ftp://username:password@server but it's not work.
Please help me.
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### Author:  [@warkolm](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/warkolm)
#### Post date: [September 20, 2020, 9:34pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/read-only-repo-ftp-with-username-password/249079/2 "2020-09-20T21:34:48Z")
Welcome to our community! 😃
FTP is not a supported repository type sorry to say - [https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/put-snapshot-repo-api.html#put-snapshot-repo-api-request-body](https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/put-snapshot-repo-api.html#put-snapshot-repo-api-request-body)
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### Author:  [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)
#### Post date: [October 18, 2020, 9:34pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/read-only-repo-ftp-with-username-password/249079/3 "2020-10-18T21:34:48Z")
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