Serve an answer file with specific content on a specific http url (port 80 only). Plugins that implement this are listed in order of reliability.

Built-in plugins

Self-hosting (recommended, default)

• Self-host verification files
• Unattended [--validation selfhosting]

File system

• Save file on local (network) path
• Optionally add web.config that fixes some common configuration issues (details).
• Unattended --validation filesystem [--validationsiteid x] [--webroot c:\httpdocs\]

FTP(S)

• Upload file to a (secure) FTP server
• Optionally add web.config to the same path that fixes common configuration issues (details).
• Unattended --validation ftp --webroot ftps://x/ --username admin --password ******

SFTP

• Upload file to a SSH FTP server
• Optionally add web.config to the same path that fixes common configuration issues (details).
• Unattended --validation sftp --webroot sftp://x/ --username admin --password ******

WebDav

• Upload verification file to WebDav path
• Optionally add web.config to the same path that fixes common configuration issues (details).
• Unattended --validation webdav --webroot \\x --username user --password ******