# \[APP\]\[Pro\] FTP Client - Control FTP Servers through a directory-based UI in the Homey App or Web App **URL:** \ **Category:** Apps\ **Tags:** homey-pro, community-app\ **Created:** [October 20, 2022, 7:12am UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-ftp-client-control-ftp-servers-through-a-directory-based-ui-in-the-homey-app-or-web-app/70876 "2022-10-20T07:12:04Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 163
**Author:** ![Peter\_Kawa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/user_avatar/community.homey.app/peter_kawa/32/173848_2.png) [@Peter\_Kawa](https://community.homey.app/u/Peter_Kawa)\ **Post date:** [May 17, 2025, 4:49pm UTC](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-ftp-client-control-ftp-servers-through-a-directory-based-ui-in-the-homey-app-or-web-app/70876/163 "2025-05-17T16:49:58Z")
~~The FTP protocol can only send files, it cannot write data into files.~~ To export that temperature value to a, say, .csv via FTP, I’d recommend to use the Archive Insights app: ![1000049038](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex025/uploads/athom/original/3X/4/2/4269a4754df20f1a3ae31a9616888ed1092ef40b.jpeg) When you do this on an hourly rate, you catch values with a 5s interval. When you do this on an 6-hourly rate, you catch values with a 1 minute interval. > [@\[APP\]\[Pro\] Archive Insights - export all your Insights data to a NAS, FTP or web folder](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-archive-insights-export-all-your-insights-data-to-a-nas-ftp-or-web-folder/10976): > > Export Insights Make a backup of all your insights to your NAS, FTP or WebDAV compliant storage. The insights are zipped and stored in .csv format so you can open them in excel and create all kinds of statistics and charts. The export also includes a JSON version of the data. Backups can be easily scheduled by using the trigger card in a flow. You can schedule a full backup, or a backup per app. To setup enter the local share (NAS) information and/or the webDAV info… --- _[View the full topic](https://community.homey.app/t/app-pro-ftp-client-control-ftp-servers-through-a-directory-based-ui-in-the-homey-app-or-web-app/70876)._