The File Transfer Protocol (FTP) is a commonly used protocol for transferring files over a network. In this article, we will guide you through the process of installing an FTP server with ProFTPd on Ubuntu 18.04.
Before we begin, make sure that you have a fresh installation of Ubuntu 18.04 and that the necessary dependencies are installed on your system. You will also need to be logged in as a user with sudo
privileges.
Install the ProFTPd package
The first step is to install the ProFTPd package from the default Ubuntu repositories. To do this, run the following command in the terminal:
sudo apt update
sudo apt install proftpd
This will install the ProFTPd package on your system.
Configure the FTP server
After installing ProFTPd, we need to configure the FTP server. To do this, open the ProFTPd configuration file using the following command:
sudo nano /etc/proftpd/proftpd.conf
In the configuration file, you can specify the settings for your FTP server, such as the port number, the maximum number of connections, and the root directory for the FTP users. By default, the FTP server listens on port 21 and allows anonymous users to connect.
After making the necessary changes to the configuration file, save the file and exit the editor.
Start the FTP server
After configuring the FTP server, we need to start the ProFTPd service using the following command:
sudo systemctl start proftpd
This will start the ProFTPd service and enable it to start automatically at boot time.
Test the FTP server
After starting the ProFTPd service, you can test the FTP server by connecting to it.