Merge pull request #4344 from natwhitaker/patch-2

Adding banner to show that FTP is no longer supported on UseGalaxy.org
galaxyproject · Sep 20, 2023 · f570106 · f570106
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diff --git a/faqs/galaxy/datasets_upload_ftp.md b/faqs/galaxy/datasets_upload_ftp.md
@@ -3,23 +3,34 @@ title: Upload many files (>10) via FTP
 area: data upload
 box_type: tip
 layout: faq
-contributors: [bebatut]
+contributors: [bebatut, shiltemann]
 ---
 
-1. Make sure to have an FTP client installed
+Some Galaxies offer FTP upload for very large datasets.
+
+**Note:** the *"Big Three"* Galaxies (Galaxy Main, Galaxy EU, and Galaxy Australia) no longer support FTP upload, due to the recent improvements
+of the default web upload, which should now support large file uploads and almost all use cases. For situations where uploading via the web
+interface is too tedious, the
+[galaxy-upload commandline utility](https://github.com/galaxyproject/galaxy-upload) is also available as an alternative to FTP.
+
+To upload files via FTP, please
+
+1. Check that your Galaxy supports FTP upload and look up the FTP settings.
+
+2. Make sure to have an FTP client installed
 
     There are many options. We can recommend [FileZilla](https://filezilla-project.org/), a free FTP client that is available on Windows, MacOS, and Linux.
 
-2. Establish FTP connection to the Galaxy server
-    1. Provide the Galaxy server's FTP server name (e.g. `usegalaxy.org`, `ftp.usegalaxy.eu`)
-    2. Provide the **username** (usually the email address) and the **password** on the Galaxy server
+3. Establish FTP connection to the Galaxy server
+    1. Provide the Galaxy server's FTP server name (e.g. `ftp.mygalaxy.com`)
+    2. Provide the **username** (usually the e-mail address) and the **password** on the Galaxy server
     3. Connect
 
-3. Add the files to the FTP server by dragging/dropping them or right clicking on them and uploading them
+4. Add the files to the FTP server by dragging/dropping them or right clicking on them and uploading them
 
     The FTP transfer will start. We need to wait until they are done.
 
-4. Open the Upload menu on the Galaxy server
-5. Click on **Choose FTP file** on the bottom
-6. Select files to import into the history
-7. Click on **Start**
+5. Open the Upload menu on the Galaxy server
+6. Click on **Choose FTP file** on the bottom
+7. Select files to import into the history
+8. Click on **Start**