Circle FTP

Circle FTP opens at 15.1.1.1, with 15.1.1.4 and 15.1.1.5 beside it and the circleftp.net domain family behind them. If you want the app-style view rather than a folder list, the Emby portal at emby.circleftp.net:8096 presents the same library as a browsable interface. This page maps every recorded endpoint, shows the Android and Windows access steps, explains when the portal beats the plain page, and what to check when an address stops responding.

What Is Circle FTP?

Circle FTP is run by Circle Network, a Bangladeshi ISP, and size is the first thing anyone notices: a movie library sorted by language, release year and genre that most other BDIX servers do not attempt to match. TV series sit in their own folders, and a small live-TV section rides along with the on-demand catalog.

Four endpoint families lead to the same service. The primary IP 15.1.1.1; the secondary addresses 15.1.1.4 and 15.1.1.5; the domains circleftp.net, new.circleftp.net and old.circleftp.net; and the portal host emby.circleftp.net:8096. Knowing all four matters in practice, because on a congested evening the fast path is often the one nobody in your group chat is using.

The common typos are worth memorizing once: 15.1.1.l swaps the final digit for a lowercase L, 15.l.1.1 does the same in the second octet, and 15.1.1.1.1 adds a fifth part that IPv4 does not have. All three appear constantly in search data; all three fail for the same reason.

The Network Behind the Server

Circle Network is a BDIX member, and the server's 15.x addressing sits closer to public space than ICC's 10.x range. That nuance matters less than people hope: access still depends on your ISP's BDIX route, not on the IP class. From a peering network, requests stay inside Bangladesh and the big catalog feels fast; from a non-peering connection, even a public-looking address can time out.

The size of the catalog is also a network fact. A library this large means more concurrent readers per node, which is exactly why 15.1.1.4 and 15.1.1.5 exist and why the domains help spread DNS across entries. When Circle feels slow, the fix is usually a different door, not a different hour.

How It Compares

Who Should Use It

Choose Circle when the mission is movies and choice matters more than anything else: its language-year-genre tree is the deepest in the directory, and the Emby portal makes that depth searchable. Choose ICC when you also want software, games or a broader mix; choose Discovery when you hold an account and prefer its browsing flow. If your ISP's route to one operator is congested, trying another server is often faster than waiting; the directory keeps the alternatives one click away.

Related Guides

• 15.1.1.1: the Circle IP page with the typo variants
• Access BDIX FTP on Android
• Watch BDIX live TV with IPTV
• ICC FTP Server and Discovery FTP
• The full BDIX server directory

What Content Does It Host?

Circle is a movie-first server, and the catalog is the reason people search for it:

• Movies: the largest local library, arranged by language, then year, then genre. New additions land in current-year folders, so the layout doubles as a release timeline.
• TV series: seasons in separate folders beside the movie tree, complete rather than mixed into single-episode lists.
• Live TV: a modest channel section. It is not the main event, but it exists where many movie servers have none.
• Media portal: the Emby-style view at emby.circleftp.net:8096, which presents the same library as an app-like interface with search and artwork instead of raw folders.

The Emby portal deserves one paragraph of its own, because it changes how you use the server. A folder tree shows you the operator's filing system; the portal shows you a searchable library with posters and metadata, closer to a streaming app than to FTP. Both views read the same underlying catalog, but the portal can carry its own sign-in rules and its own availability: it can be up when the plain page is congested, or require an account the plain page does not. Treat them as two doors to one building, not as two services.

How to Access Circle FTP

Connection details

http://15.1.1.1   (browser)  ·  http://new.circleftp.net   (domain)  ·  emby.circleftp.net:8096   (portal)  ·  mirrors: 15.1.1.4 / 15.1.1.5

On Android, open Chrome and type http://15.1.1.1. If the main IP is busy, move to 15.1.1.4 or 15.1.1.5 before touching the domain; the IPs usually respond faster. For the player-style view, open http://emby.circleftp.net:8096 and sign in only if the portal asks.

On Windows, browse to http://15.1.1.1 or http://new.circleftp.net in Edge. The folder-style view also answers at ftp://15.1.1.1 in File Explorer when the server exposes it; port 21 applies. Remember the portal and the plain page can have separate sign-ins.

Step by Step on Android

1. Connect to a BDIX-peering ISP. Circle's own customers are the clearest case; other peering ISPs usually work too.
2. Open Chrome and enter http://15.1.1.1. Watch the digits: four parts, no letters.
3. Browse by language, year or genre. New releases sit in the current-year folders.
4. If the main IP hangs, try http://15.1.1.4, then http://15.1.1.5.
5. For the app-style library, open http://emby.circleftp.net:8096. The port after the colon is part of the address.
6. Keep the working address bookmarked, and re-check this page when it stops: the busy node changes over time.

Step by Step on Windows

1. Confirm the PC is on a BDIX route; a VPN or an international proxy will break it.
2. Open http://15.1.1.1 in Edge or Chrome for the plain catalog.
3. For the file tree, enter ftp://15.1.1.1 in File Explorer, or use an FTP client with host 15.1.1.1, port 21, passive mode.
4. For the player-style library, open http://emby.circleftp.net:8096 and follow the sign-in the portal itself shows.
5. If the domain resolves slowly, skip it and use the raw IP; DNS is often the slow part, not the server.
6. If nothing responds, work through the mirror list, then the troubleshooting table below.

Login and Codes

The plain web catalog is guest-open: no code is required to browse the movie library. The Emby portal at emby.circleftp.net:8096 is the one place a sign-in can appear, because a portal runs its own account layer that Circle controls. If the portal asks for credentials, take them from Circle's own current page or from Circle Network support.

We do not publish portal passwords or playlist keys, for the same reason we do not publish any server's codes: they rotate, and a stale credential on a page like this would send thousands of readers into a wall. If an IPTV app of yours wants a Circle M3U URL, copy the exact current value from the Circle page; do not paste a Discovery or ICC host into it, and do not assume the portal login works for FTP. The three interfaces are separate.

Troubleshooting

• Typo address: 15.1.1.l (letter L) and 15.l.1.1 are not IPs; the correct main address is 15.1.1.1.
• Five-part address: 15.1.1.1.1 has one part too many for IPv4. Remove the last .1.
• Main node busy: switch to 15.1.1.4 or 15.1.1.5; both mirror the service.
• Portal timeout: test the plain page first. If the page loads but the portal does not, the portal layer, not the network, is the problem.
• Portal login rejected: use only current Circle credentials. The portal sign-in is separate from anything on the plain page.
• Slow browsing: use search or genre folders instead of scrolling the full year tree; the catalog is large by design.
• FTP view fails: confirm port 21 and passive mode, or fall back to the web view, which is the primary interface here.
• Nothing opens: verify the BDIX route and disable VPNs, then re-check this page's reachability note.

Circle is most often weighed against ICC and Discovery. The table keeps the comparison factual; the "distinctive risk" row is the one that saves the most support messages.