Tutorial for Setting Up an FTP Server on CentOS 7

To set up an FTP server on CentOS 7, it is recommended to use vsftpd. Below are the detailed steps:

Step 1: Install vsftpd

sudo yum install vsftpd -y

Step 2: Start the service and set it to start on boot

sudo systemctl start vsftpd
sudo systemctl enable vsftpd

Step 3: Configure the firewall

# Open FTP service
sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --add-service=ftp
sudo firewall-cmd --reload

Step 4: Configure vsftpd

Edit the configuration file:

sudo vi /etc/vsftpd/vsftpd.conf

Key configuration changes (adjust as needed):

# Disable anonymous login (security recommendation)
anonymous_enable=NO
# Allow local users to log in
local_enable=YES
# Allow write operations
write_enable=YES

Step 5: Create an FTP user

Option 1: Use a system user

sudo useradd -m ftpuser  # Create user
sudo passwd ftpuser      # Set password

Step 6: Set directory permissions

# Create a directory for the user (example)

sudo mkdir -p /home/ftpuser/files
sudo chown ftpuser:ftpuser /home/ftpuser/files
sudo chmod 750 /home/ftpuser/files  # Restrict access to other users

Step 7: Restart the service to apply changes

sudo systemctl restart vsftpd

Step 8: Test the connection.

Test directly with an FTP client or enter ftp://ip_address in the Windows file explorer.

Create a folderYou can access the FTP server and create folders. Through the above steps, you have successfully deployed a secure FTP server on CentOS 7.