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Tutorial Install FTP Server

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First install the proftpd app with the command "apt-get install proftpd", then hit enter. Then you will see 2 options for running applications proftpd in inetd or standalone mode. Inetd and standalone difference is when an ftp server accessed only occasionally or accessing a bit with the reasons for saving resources / memory. If an ftp server accessible continuously and many users accessing select standalone mode. After the installation is complete, check whether proftpd is running or not with the command "nmap localhost". If nmap has not been installed, install "apt-get install nmap" first. If port 21 exists, then the ftp server is already running. Then, test the ftp server from the client, use the command "ftp 10.252.108.44". Then enter the user name on the server, do not forget to enter the password as well. In this case i use user "student". Once logged in on the ftp server, type the command "ls" to fi...

What is File Tranfer Protocol (FTP) ?

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FTP server is a server assigned to provide delivery service / exchange data to FTP client with FTP client must request (request) first to FTP server. The only method used by FTP is the standard authentication method, which requires the username and password to access the data on the FTP server. Registered users (have a username and password) have full access to some directories and files in it so that the registered user can create, copy, move or even delete those directories. For how it works, first FTP client must request connection to FTP server, if it is connected with FTP server then FTP client can do data exchange such as upload and download data. Benefits of FTP We can exchange files between computers easily, although the file has a large size For website owners, with the FTP, they can backup their website easily We can indirect or implicit remote computer FTP provides reliable and efficient data transfer.