To have your own ftp server running on your VPS – you can use either proftpd or vsftpd servers. In this howto we’ll setup and configure vsftpd for basic needs. To begin we have to install the package:
[root@testvm ~]# yum -y update [root@testvm ~]# yum -y install vsftpd
Now make sure that you enable these options in /etc/vsftpd/vsftpd.conf:
[root@testvm ~]# vim /etc/vsftpd/vsftpd.conf
Options to enable:
Disallow anonymous users to access FTP:
anonymous_enable=NO
Allow local uses to login:
local_enable=YES
Allow users to write to their directories:
write_enable=YES
Lock users in their home directories, disallowing them to browse outside their directories:
chroot_local_user=YES
Save the file and exit from vim by typing:
:wq
Now let’s restart the vsftpd service to get new settings and enable it to run on startup:
[root@testvm ~]# systemctl restart vsftpd [root@testvm ~]# systemctl enable vsftpd
If you have ftp enabled by default – open the port on it:
[root@testvm ~]# firewall-cmd --permanent --add-port=21/tcp [root@testvm ~]# firewall-cmd --permanent --zone=public --add-port=10090-10100/tcp [root@testvm ~]# firewall-cmd --reload