Easy FTP Install - Ubuntu

Post date: Jun 11, 2015 4:34:20 PM

Step 1 - Start:

apt-get update

Then install vsftpd and required packages:

apt-get -y install vsftpd

Step 2: Configure vsftpd

Edit the configuration file for vsftpd:

sudo nano /etc/vsftpd.conf

Remove anonymous access, unidentified users to FTP; change the anonymous_enable setting to NO:

anonymous_enable=NO

Allow local uses to login by changing the local_enable setting to YES:

local_enable=YES

Want local user to be able to write to a directory? Then change the write_enable setting to YES:

write_enable=YES

Local users will be ‘chroot jailed’ and they will be denied access to any other part of the server; change the chroot_local_user setting to YES:

chroot_local_user=YES

Exit and save using Cntrl +X then Y, then Enter.

Restart the vsftpd service:

service vsftpd restart