Quick Install and configure FTP (ProFTPD) Server tutorial

PROFTPD is the implementation of a secure and easy to set FTP server, but also on the Linux server used in a common FTP servers, where CentOS as an example to introduce the installation and configuration of PROFTPD methods.

Install PROFTPD

# yum-y Install PROFTPD

Backup configuration file

# cp-p/etc/proftpd.conf/etc/proftpd.conf.org

Modify configuration file

Here the < server's IP address > changed to its own server's extranet IP address.

# cat << EOF >/etc/proftpd.conf
ServerName ""

ServerType Standalone
Defaultserver on
Port 21

masqueradeaddress < server IP address >
Passiveports 65000 65535

Maxinstances 30

User Nobody
Group Nobody
Umask 0002 0002

<directory/*>
AllowOverwrite on
</Directory>

TIMESGMT off
Timeoutidle 0
Timeoutnotransfer 2400
Defaultroot ~
Deleteabortedstores on
Usereversedns off
Identlookups off
Listoptions "-A"
Eof

Start PROFTPD

# service PROFTPD Start

Configure Boot Auto Start

# chkconfig proftpd on      -> CentOS6
# systemctl Enable proftpd  - > CentOS7