In this recipe, we will make use of the ftp-push (0.3.2) plugin to upload files to a hosting server, using the File Transfer Protocol (FTP).
FTP has been around since the early days of the Internet and is still in abundant use. As its name implies, it provides a way to transfer files over the Internet and as such, has been the staple for the deployment of resources to web servers since its inception.
In this example, we'll work with the basic project structure that we created in the Installing Grunt on a project recipe in Chapter 1, Getting Started with Grunt. Be sure to refer to it if you are not yet familiar with its contents.
In addition to the standard project setup, the following recipe will also require an existing user account on the targeted FTP-enabled server. Their credentials are usually provided by the hosting service or the systems administrator in charge of maintaining the server in question.