How-to-install-and-configure-ProFTPD-in-Ubuntu-14.04-instance-on-Amazon-EC2

Introduction

ProFTPD is a very good software. It restrict the user to their home directory which is very important for the security point of view.

As per production environment point of view it is essential to install ftp server. Because many of the developers are working and they constantly update their code.

1. To install do the the following :-

sudo apt-get install proftpd -y

2. Edit the proftp config file to allow access :-

sudo vim /etc/proftpd/proftpd.conf

You need to configure the following parameters as below :-

PassivePorts 1024 1048
MasqueradeAddress 10.10.10.10 < - Change IP

save and exit

3. Now start the service :-

sudo /etc/init.d/proftpd start

Before connecting we need to open the ports 20-21 and 1024-1048 on amazon instance

Click here on how to open ports on Amazon Instance

4. Now try connecting with ftp client like filezilla :-