Install FTP Server on Linux Debian/Ubuntu

#FTP #Linux #ProFTPD

Full steps can be found at https://i12bretro.github.io/tutorials/0611.html

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Installing the FTP Server
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   01. Log into the Linux device
   02. Run the following commands in terminal
         # update software repositories
         sudo apt update
         # install available software updates
         sudo apt upgrade
         # install proftpd
         sudo apt install proftpd -y
         # start proftpd service
         sudo systemctl enable proftpd --now
 
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Configuring the FTP Server
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In this example we will be allowing FTP to the /var/www directory to alter web server files
 
   01. Continue with the following commands
         # add current user to www-data group
         sudo usermod -aG www-data $USER
         # re-authenticate the user for the new group to take effect
         su $USER
         # list the users groups
         # www-data should be listed
         id
         # change owner of /var/www to the www-data group
         sudo chown -R www-data:www-data /var/www
         # change permissions recursively
         sudo chmod -R ug+rw /var/www
 
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Testing the FTP Server
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   01. Download a FTP client, in this tutorial we'll be using FileZilla FTP Client  https://filezilla-project.org/download.php
   02. Install FileZilla FTP Client
   03. Input the Linux devices IP address or DNS name and the Linux user's username and password ≫ Click Quickconnect
   04. Click the / at the top of the right file tree to get to the rootfs
   05. Navigate to /var/www
   06. Create a test file or folder
   07. You now have FTP access to your Linux server using your standard Linux credentials
 
Documentation for ProFTPD:  http://www.proftpd.org/docs/
 


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