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This will restrict users to have access only to their home directories.Īfter you make this change, save the file and quit. This will enable users to make changes to the filesystem. Since we disabled anonymous logins, we need to enable user logins that use the local authentication files. This will disable the ability for users to login anonymously local_enable=YES Below are the ones to change and why we will be changing them. Once inside, you will need change a couple of things. Open nf in a text editor.ĭebian/Ubuntu: sudo nano /etc/nfĬentOS/Red Hat: sudo nano /etc/vsftpd/nf To enable file editing and uploads, we need to enable them in the server configuration files. You’ll most likely want to allow this activity, particularly if you’re using the server to test your own code. On a Red Hat/CentOS system, enter: sudo yum install vsftpdĪfter the download and install process finishes, vsftpd starts, but its default settings do not allow uploads or directory editing. On a Debian-based system (Ubuntu, Debian, etc.), in a terminal window, enter: sudo apt-get install vsftpdĮnter ‘y’ to any necessary dependencies and allow the installation process to complete. If you’re using a Linux machine, installing a free FTP daemon, vsftpd, is a very simple process.

Ensure your firewall allows TCP traffic in on port 21 (if you are only using localhost to test an FTP server out, then this firewall requirement is unnecessary).

All of the software mentioned here is free paid FTP server programs do exist, but almost anything you need to do with an FTP server can be done with an open-source program.

Read on for instructions on how to get free FTP servers up and running quickly using Linux, Mac, or Windows.

There is a vast array of options for a server, depending on what operating system your server is running and how much work you want to put in to setting it up. If you’re interested in learning about networking, or if you have files that you would like to share with the world at large, then at some point you’re probably going to want to get an FTP server running on a machine.