Virtual Private Server FTP
Your Virtual Private Servers includes FTP (File Transfer Protocol) service. FTP is used to
transfer files to and from a remote network.
FTP Clients
In order to use FTP to transfer files between a Virtual Private Server and your own PC, you
must have an FTP client (program) installed on your PC.
Virtual Private Server FTP Configuration
The Virtual Private Server FTP service is provided by the following FTP daemon, according to
your Virtual Private Server O/S.
- FreeBSD &
Solaris - ProFTPD v1.3.0a
FTP service is provided by the configurable
ProFTPD FTP daemon. You are free to configure ProFTPD as you like. The ProFTPD configuration file
is located at:
~/etc/proftpd.conf
Use an online file editor, like pico, or transfer the file to your PC in order to
make any configuration changes. Be sure to download and upload the ~/etc/proftpd.conf
file in ASCII mode if you use FTP.
NOTE: In order to use anonymous FTP, the user ftp must exist
with FTP privileges on your Virtual Private Server. This user is set up by default in your ~/etc/passwd
file, but removing or modifying this user could prevent anonymous FTP from working on your server.
The Virtual Private Server ProFTPd uses TLS (Transport Layer Security) for secure FTP
capability. By default, insecure (non-encrypted) FTP connections will be accepted, but all
secure connections will use strong encryption methods. There are several TLS related
configuration directives in your proftpd.conf file. We strongly advise against modifying
any of the TLS related directives unless you are absolutely certain that you know what you
are doing.
Documentation for the TLS directives in your proftpd.conf file can be found at the
following page.
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