FTP

FTP

FTP, File Transfer Protocol is used to transfer files between computers.

Here is a list of some of the most widely used open source FTP servers available on Linux:

• vsftp
• Filezilla
• Pure-ftpd
• NASLite
• wu-ftpd
• etc.

Install vsftp

Probably the most secure and fastest FTP server for a UNIX-like system.

Install it:

sudo apt-get install vsftpd

Put your files here to make them available to FTP clients

Connect to the FTP server

Secure FTP

Edit /etc/vsftpd.conf:

after press enter key, we get these result

...
local_enable=YES
write_enable=YES
...

Now vsftpd will ask for the user's password and will start at their home directories.

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