{"id":19838,"date":"2016-08-15T07:53:46","date_gmt":"2016-08-15T12:53:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/?p=19838"},"modified":"2022-12-16T05:40:51","modified_gmt":"2022-12-16T11:40:51","slug":"install-vsftpd-on-ubuntu","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/install-vsftpd-on-ubuntu\/","title":{"rendered":"Install VSFTPD on Ubuntu 16.04"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"bsf_rt_marker\"><\/div><p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-25077\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Install-VSFTPD-on-Ubuntu-16.04.jpg\" alt=\"Install VSFTPD on Ubuntu 16.04\" width=\"1200\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Install-VSFTPD-on-Ubuntu-16.04.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Install-VSFTPD-on-Ubuntu-16.04-150x75.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Install-VSFTPD-on-Ubuntu-16.04-300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Install-VSFTPD-on-Ubuntu-16.04-768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Install-VSFTPD-on-Ubuntu-16.04-1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Install-VSFTPD-on-Ubuntu-16.04-860x430.jpg 860w, https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Install-VSFTPD-on-Ubuntu-16.04-680x340.jpg 680w, https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Install-VSFTPD-on-Ubuntu-16.04-500x250.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Install-VSFTPD-on-Ubuntu-16.04-400x200.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Install-VSFTPD-on-Ubuntu-16.04-200x100.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Install-VSFTPD-on-Ubuntu-16.04-50x25.jpg 50w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-28756\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/installing-VSFTPD-on-Ubuntu-16.04.jpg\" alt=\"installing VSFTPD on Ubuntu 16.04\" width=\"150\" height=\"128\" \/>In this tutorial, we will guide you through the<strong> installation and configuration of VSFTPD on\u00a0Ubuntu 16.04<\/strong>. VSFTPD is an initialism of Very Secure File Transfer Protocol Daemon. It is free and open source, fast, stable, lightweight and very secure FTP server for Unix and Linux operating systems, authorized under the GNU General Public License. VSFTPD is one of the most used FTP servers for Linux and it is used as a default FTP server in some of the biggest Linux distros such as CentOS, Fedora, Ubuntu, NimbleX, Slackware and RHEL. <strong>Installing VSFTP on Ubuntu<\/strong> is an easy task, carefully follow the steps below and you should have it installed in less than 10 minutes.<!--more--><\/p>\n<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-transparent ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69cb55c056014\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"ez-toc-cssicon\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69cb55c056014\"  aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/install-vsftpd-on-ubuntu\/#1-Login-via-SSH\" >1. Login via SSH<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/install-vsftpd-on-ubuntu\/#2-Update-All-Installed-Packages\" >2. Update All Installed Packages<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/install-vsftpd-on-ubuntu\/#3-Install-VSFTPD-on-Ubuntu-1604\" >3.\u00a0Install VSFTPD on Ubuntu 16.04<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/install-vsftpd-on-ubuntu\/#4-Configure-VSFTPD\" >4. Configure\u00a0VSFTPD<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1-Login-via-SSH\"><\/span>1. Login via SSH<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>In order to install VSFTPD on your Ubuntu 16.04 server, you have to Login via SSH as user root<\/p>\n<pre>ssh root@IP_address<\/pre>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2-Update-All-Installed-Packages\"><\/span>2. Update All Installed Packages<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>First of all, make sure that all installed packages are up to date<\/p>\n<pre>apt-get update &amp;&amp; apt-get upgrade<\/pre>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3-Install-VSFTPD-on-Ubuntu-1604\"><\/span>3.\u00a0Install VSFTPD on Ubuntu 16.04<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>All you have to do to install VSFTPD on your Ubuntu 16.04 VPS is to run the following command in your Linux terminal<\/p>\n<pre>apt-get -y install vsftpd<\/pre>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4-Configure-VSFTPD\"><\/span>4. Configure\u00a0VSFTPD<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>After it is successfully installed, we have to make some changes to its configuration. Open the \/etc\/vsftpd.conf file and find and change the following lines:<\/p>\n<pre>vim \/etc\/vsftpd.conf\r\n\r\n# Controls whether anonymous logins are permitted or not.\r\nanonymous_enable=NO\r\n\r\n# Allow local users to login\r\nlocal_enable=YES\r\n\r\n# Set 'write_enable' to YES in order to allow changes to the filesystem\r\nwrite_enable=YES\r\n\r\n# to enable ASCII uploads (to prevent uploaded scripts etc. from breaking),\r\n# without the DoS risk of SIZE and ASCII downloads. ASCII mangling should be\r\n# on the client anyway..\r\nascii_upload_enable=YES\r\nascii_download_enable=YES\r\n\r\n# You can set the root directory of the FTP users. if not specified, users' home directory equals FTP home directory\r\nlocal_root=public_html<\/pre>\n<p>Save the configuration file and restart the FTP server for the changes to take effect<\/p>\n<pre>systemctl restart vsftpd<\/pre>\n<p>Set VSFTPD to start automatically on system boot<\/p>\n<pre>systemctl enable vsftpd<\/pre>\n<p>You can find a list of all options in the configuration file at http:\/\/vsftpd.beasts.org\/vsftpd_conf.html<\/p>\n<p>Root logins are disabled by default in VSFTPD for security reasons. In order to access your FTP server you will have to create a new system user<\/p>\n<pre>adduser FTPUSER<\/pre>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-28757\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/how-to-install-VSFTPD-on-Ubuntu-16.04.jpg\" alt=\"how to install VSFTPD on Ubuntu 16.04\" width=\"120\" height=\"102\" \/>Where FTPUSER is the name of the user you want to create. You will be prompted to enter a new password for the new user and few optional information such as the full name of the user, phone number, etc.. Please note that it is very important to always use strong passwords for the accounts. It is best to use a combination of letters and numbers and minimum 10 characters long.<\/p>\n<p>Now, once your FTP server and installed and configured, and a new FTP user is created, you can access the FTP server with your newly created user via terminal, web browser or by using an FTP client such as FileZilla.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-28755\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/vsftp-ubuntu.jpg\" alt=\"vsftp ubuntu\" width=\"172\" height=\"79\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/vsftp-ubuntu.jpg 172w, https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/vsftp-ubuntu-150x69.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 172px) 100vw, 172px\" \/>Of course, you don\u2019t have to <strong>Install VSFTPD on Ubuntu 16.04<\/strong>,\u00a0 if you use one of our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rosehosting.com\/managed-vps-hosting.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">VPS hosting services<\/a>, in which case you can simply ask our expert Linux admins to install VSFTPD or any other FTP server for you. They are available 24\u00d77 and will take care of your request immediately.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>PS.<\/strong> <\/span>If you liked this post on how to install VSFTPD on Ubuntu 16.04, please share it with your friends on the social networks using the buttons on the left or simply leave a reply below. Thanks.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In this tutorial, we will guide you through the installation and configuration of VSFTPD on\u00a0Ubuntu 16.04. 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