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FTP server configuration

Installation

WARNING: this is a customized installation for use within a trusted local network

sudo addgroup sftp
sudo mkdir /var/sftp
sudo adduser kuolab --home /var/sftp/kuolab --ingroup sftp

sudo apt-get install vsftpd

During installation a ftp user is created with a home directory of /srv/ftp. This is the default FTP directory.

The config file is /etc/vsftpd.conf, important settings are:

# Allow anonymous FTP? (Disabled by default)
anonymous_enable=NO
# Uncomment this to enable any form of FTP write command.
write_enable=YES

After modifying the config, restart vsftpd:

sudo restart vsftpd