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- A server running Ubuntu 18.04.<\/li>\n
- A non-root user with sudo privileges.<\/li>\n
- Static IP address 192.168.0.102 is configured.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n
Install Vsftpd<\/h2>\n
By default, Vsftpd is available in Ubuntu 18.04 default repository. So you can easily install it by just running the following command:<\/p>\n
sudo apt-get install vsftpd -y<\/p>\n
Once Vsftpd is installed, start Vsftpd service and enable it to start on boot time:<\/p>\n
sudo systemctl start vsftpd
sudo systemctl enable vsftpd<\/p>\nCreate Directory Structure for FTP<\/h2>\n
Before starting, you will need to create a user for FTP access.<\/p>\n
You can create a user with the following command:<\/p>\n
sudo adduser vsftp<\/p>\n
Next, create ftp directory and set ownership with the following command:<\/p>\n
sudo mkdir \/home\/vsftp\/ftp
sudo chown nobody:nogroup \/home\/vsftp\/ftp
sudo chmod a-w \/home\/vsftp\/ftp<\/p>\nNext, create a directory where files can be uploaded and give ownership to vsftp user:<\/p>\n
sudo mkdir \/home\/vsftp\/ftp\/test
sudo chown vsftp:vsftp \/home\/vsftp\/ftp\/test<\/p>\nConfigure Vsftpd<\/h2>\n
Next, you will need to perform some configurations to setup FTP server.<\/p>\n
First, create a backup of original config file:<\/p>\n
sudo cp \/etc\/vsftpd.conf \/etc\/vsftpd.conf.bak<\/p>\n
Next, open the vsftpd.conf file:<\/p>\n
sudo nano \/etc\/vsftpd.conf<\/p>\n
Add the following lines:<\/p>\n
listen=NO listen_ipv6=YES anonymous_enable=NO local_enable=YES write_enable=YES local_umask=022 dirmessage_enable=YES use_localtime=YES xferlog_enable=YES connect_from_port_20=YES chroot_local_user=YES secure_chroot_dir=\/var\/run\/vsftpd\/empty pam_service_name=vsftpd pasv_enable=Yes pasv_min_port=10000 pasv_max_port=11000 user_sub_token=$USER local_root=\/home\/$USER\/ftp userlist_enable=YES userlist_file=\/etc\/vsftpd.userlist userlist_deny=NO \n<\/pre>\n
Save and close the file. You can change the above configuration according to your needs.<\/p>\n
Next, you will also need to add vsftp user to \/etc\/vsftpd.userlist file to allow FTP access:<\/p>\n
sudo nano \/etc\/vsftpd.userlist<\/p>\n
Add the following line:<\/p>\n
vsftp \n<\/pre>\n
Save and close the file, then restart Vsftpd service to apply these changes:<\/p>\n
sudo systemctl restart vsftpd<\/p>\n
Now, open your web browser and type the URL ftp:\/\/92.168.0.102<\/strong>, you will be asked to enter username and password to access FTP.\u00a0 Enter your vsftp username and password, then click on the Ok<\/strong> button. You should see the following page:<\/p>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nSecure Vsftpd using SSL\/TLS<\/h2>\n
Next, you will need to enable SSL\/TLS to encrypt the data transferred via FTP.<\/p>\n
To do so, you will need to create a certificate for that. You can create a certificate using OpenSSL using the following command:<\/p>\n
sudo mkdir \/etc\/cert
sudo openssl req -x509 -nodes -days 365 -newkey rsa:2048 -keyout \/etc\/cert\/vsftpd.pem -out \/etc\/cert\/vsftpd.pem<\/p>\nNext, you will need to modify vsftpd.conf file and make some changes:<\/p>\n
sudo nano \/etc\/vsftpd.conf<\/p>\n
Add the following lines:<\/p>\n
rsa_cert_file=\/etc\/cert\/vsftpd.pem \nrsa_private_key_file=\/etc\/cert\/vsftpd.pem \nssl_enable=YES \nallow_anon_ssl=NO \nforce_local_data_ssl=YES \nforce_local_logins_ssl=YES \nssl_tlsv1=YES \nssl_sslv2=NO \nssl_sslv3=NO \nrequire_ssl_reuse=NO \nssl_ciphers=HIGH \n<\/pre>\n
Save the file, then restart Vsftpd using the following command:<\/p>\n
sudo systemctl restart vsftpd<\/p>\n
Access FTP over SSL\/TLS<\/h2>\n
You can not access your FTP server over SSL\/TLS through browser. So, you will need to install FileZilla FTP client to access your FTP server. Because FileZilla supports FTP over SSL\/TLS.<\/p>\n
You can install FileZilla client using the following command:<\/p>\n
sudo apt-get install filezilla -y<\/p>\n
Once the FileZilla is installed, open it from your Unity dash. You should see the following image:<\/p>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nNow, click on the File>Sites Manager<\/strong>. You should see the following image:<\/p>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nHere, add New site and provide the host\/site name, add the IP address, define the protocol to use, encryption and logon type. Then click on the Connect<\/strong> button. You should see the following image:<\/p>\n
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<\/a><\/p>\nNow, verify the certificate being used for the SSL\/TLS connection, and click OK<\/strong> once more to connect to the FTP server. You should see your FTP server contents in the following page:<\/p>\n
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