


In case it's not running or not enabled, use the below-mentioned commands to enable and start it. This confirms that VSFTPD is successfully installed and running. Loaded: loaded (/lib/systemd/system/rvice enabled vendor preset: enabled)Īctive: active (running) since Sun 04:12:50 UTC 24s ago Now verify the installation by checking the version and status of VSFTPD as shown below.
#Activate ftp server ubuntu install
The below-mentioned commands can be used to install VSFTPD on Ubuntu. This section provides the steps to install VSFTPD on Ubuntu. Apart from port 20 and 21, also open the ports range 50000-50100 as passive ports. It also assumes that ports 20 and 21 are publicly open. It also assumes that you have either root privileges or a regular user with sudo privileges. You can follow Install Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Desktop, Install Ubuntu 20.04 LTS On Windows Using VMware, and Spin Up Ubuntu 20.04 LTS Server On Amazon EC2 to install Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. This tutorial assumes that you have already installed Ubuntu 20.04 LTS desktop or server version either for local or production usage. It also provides the steps to configure and secure VSFTPD to securely communicate using the TLS/SSL encryption. This tutorial provides the steps required to install VSFTPD on Ubuntu 20.04 LTS. It's considered as the default FTP server and widely used by the Ubuntu admins due to its security features. VSFTPD ( Very Secure FTP Daemon) is among the popular FTP servers and it's free and licensed under the GNU General Public License. The server must have an FTP server installed on it and the standard FTP ports are opened for the communication over the FTP protocol. FTP ( File Transfer Protocol) is used to transfer files to and from the servers using the FTP client applications.
