Ubuntu Linux comes with various ftp servers to setup FTP service such as:
=> proftpd - Versatile, virtual-hosting FTP daemon
=> vsftpd - The Very Secure FTP Daemon
=> ftpd - FTP server
=> wu-ftpd - powerful and widely used FTP server
=> wzdftpd - A portable, modular, small and efficient ftp server
=> pure-ftpd - Pure-FTPd FTP server
I recommend using vsftpd. It is simple and quite secure FTP server. According to vsftpd man page:
vsftpd is the Very Secure File Transfer Protocol Daemon. The server can be launched via a super-server such as inetd or xinetd. Alternatively, vsftpd can be launched in standalone mode, in which case vsftpd itself will listen on the network.
=> Default ftp port : 21
=> Default configuration file : /etc/vsftpd.conf
How do I set up the vsftpd daemon to accept connections from another computer?
The configuration of the vsftpd FTP service (read as daemon ) simply requires three steps.
Step # 1: Install vsftpd
Type apt-get command to install vsftpd
$ sudo apt-get install vsftpd
* Starting FTP server: vsftpd
Step # 2: Configure /etc/vsftpd.conf
The default vsftpd configuration file is /etc/vsftpd.conf. You need to edit this file using text editor such as vi:
$ sudo vi /etc/vsftpd.conf
Add the following line (uncomment line) to the vsftpd configuration file:
local_enable=YES
Above config directive will allow local users to log in via ftp
If you would like to allow users to upload file, add the following to the file:
write_enable=YES
For security you may restrict local users to their home directories. Add the following to the file:
chroot_local_user=YES
Save and close the file.
Step # 3: Restart vsftpd
To restart vsftpd type the command :
$ sudo /etc/init.d/vsftpd restart
For further information you can look in Ubuntu FTP server Documentation.
