How to Install Secure FTP

Follow these steps to install the secure FTP server in Linux:

1. Install vsftpd with the following command:

$ sudo apt-get update

$ sudo apt-get install vsftpd

2. After installation, we can configure vsftpd by editing /etc/vsftpd.conf. Before editing the configuration file, don’t forget to create a backup of the file.

$ sudo cp /etc/vsftpd.conf /etc/vsftpd.conf.bak

3. First create the SSL certificate for the FTP server:

sudo openssl req -x509 -nodes -days 365 -newkey rsa:2048 -

keyout /etc/ssl/private/vsftpd.pem -out

/etc/ssl/private/vsftpd.pem

4. Next, configure Vsftpd. Add or edit the following lines in vsftpd.conf:

anonymous_enable=no

local_enable=yes

write_enable=yes

chroot_local_user=yes

Add the SSL certificate created in the previous step:

rsa_cert_file=/etc/ssl/private/vsftpd.pem

rsa_private_key_file=/etc/ssl/private/vsftpd.pem

ssl_enable=yes

ssl_ciphers=high

force_local_data_ssl=yes

force_local_logins_ssl=yes

5. Save and exit the configuration file.
6. Restart the Vsftpd server:

$ sudo service vsftpd restart

7. Now you can use any FTP client that supports the SFTP protocol to connect to your FTP server, for example, FileZilla.