FTP to Google Storage

Question

Some files get uploaded on a daily basis to an FTP server and I need those files under Google Cloud Storage. I don\'t want to bug the users that upload the files to install

Answer 1

Set up a VM in the google cloud, using some *nix flavor. Set up ftp on it, and point it to a folder abc. Use google fuse to mount abc as a GCS bucket. Voila - back and forth between gcs / ftp without writing any software. (Small print: fuse rolls up and dies if you push too much data, so bounce it periodically, once a week or once a day; also you might need to set the mount or fuse to allow permissions for all users)