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 ====== How to install an FTP Server ====== ====== How to install an FTP Server ======
  
-Install vsftpd+  * Install vsftpd
  
 <code language-bash> <code language-bash>
-'sudo apt update && sudo apt install vsftpd+sudo apt update && sudo apt install vsftpd 
 + 
 </code> </code>
  
-Once installed check status+  * Once installed check status
  
 <code pre-only> <code pre-only>
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 Apr 27 19:35:30 ubuntu systemd[1]: Starting vsftpd FTP server... Apr 27 19:35:30 ubuntu systemd[1]: Starting vsftpd FTP server...
 Apr 27 19:35:30 ubuntu systemd[1]: Started vsftpd FTP server.' Apr 27 19:35:30 ubuntu systemd[1]: Started vsftpd FTP server.'
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 +
 </code> </code>
  
-Configure Firewall+  * Configure Firewall
  
 <code language-bash> <code language-bash>
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 sudo ufw allow 40000:50000/tcp sudo ufw allow 40000:50000/tcp
 sudo ufw allow 990/tcp sudo ufw allow 990/tcp
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 +
 </code> </code>
  
-Add FTP user+  * Add FTP user
  
 <code language-bash> <code language-bash>
 sudo adduser ftpuser sudo adduser ftpuser
 +
 +
 </code> </code>
  
-Add the user to the webserver root directory+  * Add the user to the webserver root directory
  
 <code language-bash> <code language-bash>
 sudo usermod -d /var/www ftpuser sudo usermod -d /var/www ftpuser
 +
 +
 </code> </code>
  
-Allow ftp user to write and alter documents in the web directory+  * Allow ftp user to write and alter documents in the web directory
  
 <code language-bash> <code language-bash>
 sudo chown ftpuser:ftpuser /var/www/html sudo chown ftpuser:ftpuser /var/www/html
 +
 +
 </code> </code>
  
-Configure vsftpd+==== Configure vsftpd ====
  
-Rename config file+  * Rename config file
  
 <code language-bash> <code language-bash>
 sudo mv /etc/vsftpd.conf /etc/vsftpd.conf.bak sudo mv /etc/vsftpd.conf /etc/vsftpd.conf.bak
 +
 +
 </code> </code>
  
-Create a new config file+  * Create a new config file
  
 <code language-bash> <code language-bash>
 sudo nano /etc/vsftpd.conf sudo nano /etc/vsftpd.conf
 +
 +
 </code> </code>
  
-Paste in the following+  * Paste in the following
  
-<code pre-only> +<code bash> 
-'listen=NO+listen=NO
 listen_ipv6=YES listen_ipv6=YES
 anonymous_enable=NO anonymous_enable=NO
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 pasv_min_port=40000 pasv_min_port=40000
 pasv_max_port=50000 pasv_max_port=50000
 +allow_writeable_chroot=YES
 +
 </code> </code>
  
-@@_SP_@@+  * Save the file 
 +  * Restart vsftpd 
 + 
 +<code language-bash> 
 +sudo systemctl restart vsftpd 
 + 
 + 
 +</code> 
 + 
 +Now, if this was purely to just upload files we can stop here, however, normally you want to FTP a site that is for the web, so we need to be able to have the FTP user/group work in tandem with the www-data user/group. 
 + 
 +So, here is what is needed: 
 + 
 +  * Create a new group (www-pub) and add the users to that group 
 + 
 +<code bash> 
 +sudo groupadd www-pub 
 + 
 + 
 +</code> 
 + 
 +  * Add FTP user AND www-data to the group 
 + 
 +<code bash> 
 +usermod -a -G www-pub ftpuser 
 + 
 +usermod -a -G www-pub www-data 
 + 
 + 
 +</code> 
 + 
 +  * Check that the users are part of all groups 
 + 
 +<code bash> 
 +sudo groups ftpuser 
 + 
 +sudo groups www-data 
 + 
 + 
 +</code> 
 + 
 +  * Change ownership of everything under the web directory 
 + 
 +<code bash> 
 +sudo chown -R root:www-pub /where/your/web/directory/is 
 + 
 + 
 +</code> 
 + 
 +  * Then change the permissions (or certain web sites won't work - such as NextCloud or WHMCS) 
 + 
 +<code bash> 
 +sudo chmod 2775 /where/your/web/directory/is 
 + 
 + 
 +</code>
  
-Save the file+  * In detail, this is what each number is doing://2=set group id, 7=rwx for owner (root), 7=rwx for group (www-pub), 5=rx for world (including nginx www-data user)//
  
-Restart vsftpd+**Then you should be able to FTP to a site without changing permissions all over the place!**
  
  
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