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ftp-install [2020/10/26 16:06] gwsadminftp-install [2023/05/17 22:52] (current) – external edit 127.0.0.1
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 <code language-bash> <code language-bash>
-'sudo apt update && sudo apt install vsftpd+sudo apt update && sudo apt install vsftpd
  
  
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 </code> </code>
  
-===== Configure vsftpd =====+==== Configure vsftpd ====
  
   * Rename config file   * Rename config file
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   * 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>
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 </code> </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>
 +
 +  * 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)//
 +
 +**Then you should be able to FTP to a site without changing permissions all over the place!**
  
  
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