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| ProFTPD is a high-performance, extremely configurable, and most of all a secure FTP server, featuring Apache-like configuration and blazing performance. | ''ProFTPD'' is a high-performance, extremely configurable, and most of all a secure FTP server, featuring Apache-like configuration and blazing performance. |
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| ProFTPD can be installed by opening a terminal and typing the following command {{{ sudo apt-get install proftpd }}} |
''ProFTPD'' can be installed from the Universe Repository. |
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| You can also find alternate ProFTPD packages to install depending on your needs, by entering the following command into a terminal. {{{ sudo apt-cache search proftpd }}} |
You can also find alternate ''ProFTPD'' packages to install depending on your needs. All of these packages listed can be found in the Universe Repository |
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| To configure ProFTP, open up your favorite text editor, and open the file /etc/proftpd.conf | To configure ''ProFTPD'', open up your favorite text editor, and open the file '''/etc/proftpd/proftpd.conf''' |
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| * "Server Type"(The two options are '''standalone''' or '''inetd'''. If you select standalone, ProFTPD will have to be started from a terminal. If you choose inetd, ProFTPD will start up when your machine boots.) | * "Server Type"(The two options are '''standalone''' or '''inetd'''. If you select standalone, ''ProFTPD'' will have to be started from a terminal. If you choose '''inetd''', ''ProFTPD'' will start up when your machine boots.) |
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| Next to figure out ... how to configure a single user to login rather then the default PAM authentication model which uses standard unix accounts for login. |
* To reduce login time, set U''''''seReverseDNS and I''''''dentLookups to '''off''' |
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[[http://www.debuntu.org/how-to-ftp-virtual-host-with-proftpd-mysql|proftpd-mysql setup]] |
What is ProFTPD?
ProFTPD is a high-performance, extremely configurable, and most of all a secure FTP server, featuring Apache-like configuration and blazing performance.
Installing ProFTPD
ProFTPD can be installed from the Universe Repository.
You can also find alternate ProFTPD packages to install depending on your needs. All of these packages listed can be found in the Universe Repository
The following packages can be installed:
- proftpd - Versatile, virtual-hosting FTP daemon
- proftpd-common - Versatile, virtual-hosting FTP daemon
- proftpd-doc - Versatile, virtual-hosting FTP daemon (Documentation)
- proftpd-ldap - Versatile, virtual-hosting FTP daemon (with LDAP support)
- proftpd-mysql - Versatile, virtual-hosting FTP daemon (with SQL support)
- proftpd-pgsql - Versatile, virtual-hosting FTP daemon (with SQL support)
Configuring ProFTPD
To configure ProFTPD, open up your favorite text editor, and open the file /etc/proftpd/proftpd.conf
Most of the values already set in the default configuration file you will not need to change.
The only ones you might need to change are the following
- "Server Name"(This can be changed to whatever you would like)
"Server Type"(The two options are standalone or inetd. If you select standalone, ProFTPD will have to be started from a terminal. If you choose inetd, ProFTPD will start up when your machine boots.)
- "Port" (You should only change this if you are worried about security)
To reduce login time, set UseReverseDNS and IdentLookups to off
Check out this link for how to setup proftpd-mysql. Works great! proftpd-mysql setup