ftp server

[Karl Auer]

On Sat, 2018-12-15 at 23:41 -0800, Bob wrote:
> I want to setup an ftp server in Ubuntu to serve data to a system
> running in VirtualBox.  The os in the VirtualBox does not have much
> support so I can not use shared files.
> 
> what is a good (simple) ftp server to use in this case?

Firstly, only use FTP if you absolutely control every link between the
sender, the server and the receiver. Or have a virtual link that you
control such as a VPN. FTP is a clear-text protocol

A FAR better idea is to use SFTP - FTP over SSH. Setting that up is
amazingly simple, it's built into the SSH server supplied with every
Ubuntu distribution. You just add about four lines to
/etc/ssh/sshd_config.

Add (or uncomment) this line:

Subsystem sftp	/usr/libexec/openssh/sftp-server

Optionally add lines similar to these:

Match Group sftp_users
   ChrootDirectory /home/%u
   ForceCommand internal-sftp

You'll need a suitable group "sftp_users", and you will need to put
SFTP users into that group. The chroot line is optional, but
recommended. It does impose very strict permissions requirements on
home directories.

I suggest you google how to do this rather than use my suggestions.

For actual FTP, vsftpd is about the best out there. Supports both FTP
and SFTP.

Regards, K.

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