====== Installing an FTP server ======

===== Installation =====

FTP (File Transfer Protocol) is a communication protocol designed to exchanged files on the TCP/IP network. Using a computer, it enables you to copy files to another network computer.

Let's see how you can set up an FTP service on a Gandi virtual machine.

The first step is to install ProFTP on the server 

  apt-get install proftpd

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It is preferable to continue the installation in standalone, this way the FTP server will always be receptive. If you choose inetd, the FTP server will only be launched when a connexion is initialized.


===== Parameters =====

Using a text editor such as nano, edit the file called **shells** in the **/etc/** directory and a line: "/bin/false/", as shown below: 

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<note>
Nano enables you to edit your text documents (like a more intuitive vi). You can install it by using the **apt-get install nano** command.
</note>

For our example, let's create ftp folders and the **upload** and **download** sub domains, with 'read only' rights on **download** and 'read/write' for **upload**, so that users can upload files.

  cd /home/ftp/
  mkdir download upload
  cd /home
  sudo chmod 755 ftp
  cd ftp
  chmod 755 download
  chmod 777 upload

Now that the folders and rights are sorted, let's create a "gandi" account which will have access to the FTP

  useradd gandi -p votre_mot_de_passe -d /home/ftp -s /bin/false
  passwd gandi

Now all that's left is to edit the **/etc/proftpd/proftpd.conf** file with nano to modify your server configuration (port address, server name, number of people who can connect...)

Launch the server using the following command:

  sudo /etc/init.d/proftpd start

To stop it, replace **start** by **stop**, and use **restart** to... restart!

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