#FTP #Linux #ProFTPD

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

Installing the FTP Server

1. Log into the Linux device
2. 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

Configuring the FTP Server

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

Testing the FTP Server

1. Download a FTP client, in this tutorial we'll be using FileZilla FTP Client https://filezilla-project.org/download.php
2. Install FileZilla FTP Client
3. Input the Linux devices IP address or DNS name and the Linux user's username and password ≫ Click Quickconnect
4. Click the / at the top of the right file tree to get to the rootfs
5. Navigate to /var/www
6. Create a test file or folder
7. 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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