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title: Install sx-server on Ubuntu using the Snap Store | Snapcraft
description: Get the latest version of sx-server for on Ubuntu - SSH File Transfer
  Server - Local file server for SSH tunnels
url: https://snapcraft.io/install/sx-server/ubuntu
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# Install sx-server on **Ubuntu**

# sx-server

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[Install](https://snapcraft.io/install/sx-server/ubuntu#install)

#### SSH File Transfer Server - Local file server for SSH tunnels

SX Server provides the local server component for the SX (SSH eXchange) file transfer system.
Install this on your local machine to serve files via SSH tunnels to remote clients.

Commands included:

* sx-server - Start the file transfer server

Features:

* Serves files from configurable directory
* Handles uploads from remote clients
* Secure transfers via SSH reverse tunnels
* Beautiful console output with progress tracking
* Cross-platform .NET performance

Usage:
sx-server --dir ~/Downloads --port 53690

Note: You need SX client commands on remote machines via:
snap install sx-client

### Package name

* sx-server

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### License

* unset

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### Last updated

* 2 July 2025 - latest/stable

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## Enable snaps on Ubuntu and install sx-server

Snaps are applications packaged with all their dependencies to run on all popular Linux distributions from a single build. They update automatically and roll back gracefully.

Snaps are discoverable and installable from the [Snap Store](https://snapcraft.io/store), an app store with an audience of millions.

### Enable snapd

If you’re running [Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (Xenial Xerus)](https://www.ubuntu.com/) or later, including [Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (Bionic Beaver)](https://www.ubuntu.com/desktop/features) and [Ubuntu 20.04 LTS (Focal Fossa)](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/FocalFossa/ReleaseNotes), you don’t need to do anything. Snap is already installed and ready to go.

For versions of Ubuntu between [14.04 LTS (Trusty Tahr)](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/TrustyTahr/ReleaseNotes) and [15.10 (Wily Werewolf)](https://wiki.ubuntu.com/WilyWerewolf/ReleaseNotes), as well as Ubuntu flavours that don’t include *snap* by default, *snap* can be installed from the Ubuntu Software Centre by searching for *snapd*.

Alternatively, snapd can be installed from the command line:

```
sudo apt update
sudo apt install snapd
```

Either log out and back in again, or restart your system, to ensure snap’s paths are updated correctly.

### Install sx-server

To install sx-server, simply use the following command:

```
sudo snap install sx-server --classic
```

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