Uploading Event Files Via FTP
RightBooth can upload videos, photos, animated gifs and thumbnails to any ftp enabled website or ftp host site. Here's how:
1 - Get an FTP account (Perhaps this goes without saying)
Make sure you have an FTP account that you can use for file uploading. This article is not here to explain anything to do with FTP itself (there's a ton of material out there ready and waiting), it will simply explain how to get RightBooth uploading files to your FTP site.
2 - Enter your FTP details into RightBooth
Root folder
Enter the name of the folder on the ftp site that is the root for all file uploading (and folder creation) by RightBooth. The specified folder must exist on the ftp site and must have full access rights for ftp uploading actions. Leaving this blank will cause RightBooth to use the root of the ftp site itself.
Note: Do not enter the https://www part of the path. For example if your folder is at the following url:
https://www.mysite.com/photos
you would enter the following into the Root folder text box:
mysite.com/photos/
2 - Decide what files to upload and where to upload them
In this example we will be uploading photos to the folder: 'photos':
RightBooth can upload videos, photos, animated gifs and thumbnails to any ftp enabled website or ftp host site. Here's how:
1 - Get an FTP account (Perhaps this goes without saying)
Make sure you have an FTP account that you can use for file uploading. This article is not here to explain anything to do with FTP itself (there's a ton of material out there ready and waiting), it will simply explain how to get RightBooth uploading files to your FTP site.
2 - Enter your FTP details into RightBooth
- Go to RightBooth Settings
- Click the Social Media tab.
- In the FTP section, enter your FTP host, account details and password.
- Tick the 'On' checkbox to enable the FTP feature. If you would like to use Secure FTP, also tick the SFTP checkbox.
- If you would like RightBooth to upload your files while the event is playing, tick the option: 'Upload files during the event'
Root folder
Enter the name of the folder on the ftp site that is the root for all file uploading (and folder creation) by RightBooth. The specified folder must exist on the ftp site and must have full access rights for ftp uploading actions. Leaving this blank will cause RightBooth to use the root of the ftp site itself.
Note: Do not enter the https://www part of the path. For example if your folder is at the following url:
https://www.mysite.com/photos
you would enter the following into the Root folder text box:
mysite.com/photos/
2 - Decide what files to upload and where to upload them
- Go to RightBooth Settings
- Click the Folders tab
- Click the Add FTP button
- Enter the name of the folder on the ftp site where you would like files to be uploaded. This folder name will be appended to the FTP Root folder specified in RightBooth FTP Setttings (see earlier). Leave this entry blank to target the Root folder. When uploading files, if this folder name does not exist on the ftp site, it will be automatically created within the Root folder.
- Click the OK button to add this folder to the Folders list.
- Click on the files you would like RightBooth to upload.
In this example we will be uploading photos to the folder: 'photos':
Job done !
Now when you play the event, all photos taken by the users will be automatically uploaded to your FTP site and placed in the folder 'photos'.
What happens if the Internet connection fails during the event?
If RightBooth fails to upload a file during the event, the file will be automatically added to the FTP files list in the RightBooth Tasks section (accessible from the main RightBooth window) and from here you can then choose to upload files when you are reconnected.
Note: Event files will also be added to the 'Tasks FTP files list' if you choose not to upload files during the event.
Now when you play the event, all photos taken by the users will be automatically uploaded to your FTP site and placed in the folder 'photos'.
What happens if the Internet connection fails during the event?
If RightBooth fails to upload a file during the event, the file will be automatically added to the FTP files list in the RightBooth Tasks section (accessible from the main RightBooth window) and from here you can then choose to upload files when you are reconnected.
Note: Event files will also be added to the 'Tasks FTP files list' if you choose not to upload files during the event.
