How to Install and configure ftp server on Ubuntu 16.04
FTP stands for File Transfer Protocol, It requires a TCP/IP network framework to function properly. So as the name suggests, FTP is a protocol for transferring file or data from the server to the client. In here we will configure ftp server on a ubuntu distribution. The reason behind that, we will provide a secure channel for transferring data from server to client.
So few things we need to keep in mind before getting started. please find the details below.
- We have used Ubuntu 16.04 server to configure ftp server.
- IP – 10.100.98.48/16
- We have changed the default FTP port (21) to 2189 for security purpose.
- User has been created as “ftp-user”
- The directory used “/ftp-test”
Now let’s configure ftp server
[email protected]:# apt-get update && upgrade -y
[email protected]:# apt-get install proftpd -y in between you will get a prompt like this...
[email protected]:# ufw disable Firewall stopped and disabled on system startup
Create a directory so that FTP client can access to that particular directory only.
[email protected]:# mkdir /ftp-test [email protected]:# cd /ftp-test [email protected]:/ftp-test# touch abc.txt [email protected]:/ftp-test# ls abc.txt
Add a user and give permission for a specific directory while you configure the FTP server. So that whenever anyone connects using these credentials, they can have access to that particular directory.
[email protected]:# useradd -d /ftp-test -s /bin/nologin ftp-user [email protected]:# passwd ftp-user Enter new UNIX password: Retype new UNIX password: passwd: password updated successfully
Make sure proftpd service starts as a systemd service.
[email protected]:# systemctl enable proftpd proftpd.service is not a native service, redirecting to systemd-sysv-install Executing /lib/systemd/systemd-sysv-install enable proftpd [email protected]:# systemctl start proftpd
Now edit the config file and make necessary changes.
[email protected]:# vi /etc/proftpd/proftpd.conf # /etc/proftpd/proftpd.conf -- This is a basic ProFTPD configuration file. # To really apply changes, reload proftpd after modifications, if # it runs in daemon mode. It is not required in inetd/xinetd mode. # # Includes DSO modules Include /etc/proftpd/modules.conf # Set off to disable IPv6 support which is annoying on IPv4 only boxes. # UseIPv6 on # If set on you can experience a longer connection delay in many cases. IdentLookups off ServerName "ftpserver" ServerType standalone DeferWelcome off MultilineRFC2228 on DefaultServer on ShowSymlinks on TimeoutNoTransfer 600 TimeoutStalled 600 TimeoutIdle 1200 DisplayLogin welcome.msg DisplayChdir .message true ListOptions "-l" DenyFilter \*.*/ # Use this to jail all users in their homes DefaultRoot ~ # Users require a valid shell listed in /etc/shells to login. # Use this directive to release that constrain. # RequireValidShell off # Port 21 is the standard FTP port. Port 2189 # In some cases you have to specify passive ports range to by-pass # firewall limitations. Ephemeral ports can be used for that, but # feel free to use a more narrow range. # PassivePorts 49152 65534 # If your host was NATted, this option is useful in order to # allow passive tranfers to work. You have to use your public # address and opening the passive ports used on your firewall as well. # MasqueradeAddress 1.2.3.4 # This is useful for masquerading address with dynamic IPs: # refresh any configured MasqueradeAddress directives every 8 hours <IfModule mod_dynmasq.c> # DynMasqRefresh 28800 </IfModule> # To prevent DoS attacks, set the maximum number of child processes # to 30. If you need to allow more than 30 concurrent connections # at once, simply increase this value. Note that this ONLY works # in standalone mode, in inetd mode you should use an inetd server # that allows you to limit maximum number of processes per service # (such as xinetd) MaxInstances 30 # Set the user and group that the server normally runs at. User proftpd Group nogroup # Umask 022 is a good standard umask to prevent new files and dirs # (second parm) from being group and world writable. Umask 022 022 # Normally, we want files to be overwriteable. AllowOverwrite on # Uncomment this if you are using NIS or LDAP via NSS to retrieve passwords: # PersistentPasswd off # This is required to use both PAM-based authentication and local passwords # AuthOrder mod_auth_pam.c* mod_auth_unix.c # Be warned: use of this directive impacts CPU average load! # Uncomment this if you like to see progress and transfer rate with ftpwho # in downloads. That is not needed for uploads rates. # # UseSendFile off TransferLog /var/log/proftpd/xferlog SystemLog /var/log/proftpd/proftpd.log # Logging onto /var/log/lastlog is enabled but set to off by default #UseLastlog on # In order to keep log file dates consistent after chroot, use timezone info # from /etc/localtime. If this is not set, and proftpd is configured to # chroot (e.g. DefaultRoot or <Anonymous>), it will use the non-daylight # savings timezone regardless of whether DST is in effect. #SetEnv TZ :/etc/localtime <IfModule mod_quotatab.c> QuotaEngine off </IfModule> <IfModule mod_ratio.c> Ratios off </IfModule> # Delay engine reduces impact of the so-called Timing Attack described in # http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/11430/discuss # It is on by default. <IfModule mod_delay.c> DelayEngine on </IfModule> <IfModule mod_ctrls.c> ControlsEngine off ControlsMaxClients 2 ControlsLog /var/log/proftpd/controls.log ControlsInterval 5 ControlsSocket /var/run/proftpd/proftpd.sock </IfModule> <IfModule mod_ctrls_admin.c> AdminControlsEngine off </IfModule> # # Alternative authentication frameworks # #Include /etc/proftpd/ldap.conf #Include /etc/proftpd/sql.conf # # This is used for FTPS connections # #Include /etc/proftpd/tls.conf # # Useful to keep VirtualHost/VirtualRoot directives separated # #Include /etc/proftpd/virtuals.conf # A basic anonymous configuration, no upload directories. # <Anonymous ~ftp> # User ftp # Group nogroup # # We want clients to be able to login with "anonymous" as well as "ftp" # UserAlias anonymous ftp # # Cosmetic changes, all files belongs to ftp user # DirFakeUser on ftp # DirFakeGroup on ftp # # RequireValidShell off # # # Limit the maximum number of anonymous logins # MaxClients 10 # # # We want 'welcome.msg' displayed at login, and '.message' displayed # # in each newly chdired directory. # DisplayLogin welcome.msg # DisplayChdir .message # # # Limit WRITE everywhere in the anonymous chroot # <Directory *> # <Limit WRITE> # DenyAll # </Limit> # </Directory> # # # Uncomment this if you're brave. # # <Directory incoming> # # # Umask 022 is a good standard umask to prevent new files and dirs # # # (second parm) from being group and world writable. # # Umask 022 022 # # <Limit READ WRITE> # # DenyAll # # </Limit> # # <Limit STOR> # # AllowAll # # </Limit> # # </Directory> # # </Anonymous> <Anonymous /ftp-test> AnonRequirePassword on User ftp-user Group nogroup RequireValidShell off <Directory *> <Limit WRITE> AllowAll </Limit> </Directory> </Anonymous> # Include other custom configuration files Include /etc/proftpd/conf.d/ [email protected]:# systemctl restart proftpd
Client part:
Access FTP from the command line.
[email protected]:/ftp-test# ftp localhost 2189 Connected to localhost. 220 ProFTPD 1.3.5a Server (ftpserver) [::1] Name (localhost:support): ftp-user 331 Password required for ftp-user Password: 230 Anonymous access granted, restrictions apply Remote system type is UNIX. Using binary mode to transfer files. ftp> ls 200 EPRT command successful 150 Opening ASCII mode data connection for file list -rw-r--r-- 1 0 0 0 Jul 23 23:42 abc.txt 226 Transfer complete ftp>
Access FTP fro GUI:
Url: ftp://10.100.98.48:2189
user: ftp-user
password - ********
Access it from a browser or any other third-party application.
Conclusion:
Hi guys, I have tried my best to simplify things about the installation and configuration part of FTP server. By following these steps you can easily configure ftp server on ubuntu or any other Linux distro.
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