![]() ![]() The only reason I chose Ubuntu, is because that's what I've used in the past and I am more familiar with. PepperMint is a light version of Mint Linux, which is in turn based on Ubuntu. Technically, it's not Ubuntu I have installed on my machine, but PepperMint. In such case, you obviously do not need to re-install it. Please note, that there is a good chance you already have it, depending on your distribution and the kind of installation you performed. Why VSFTPD? VSFTPD stands for Very Secure FTP Daemon, so I guess this one is pretty obvious, right? Honestly, I am in no position to verify whether it is indeed the most secure FTP server out there, but what I can tell you is that it is lightweight, it has very descent features and most importantly works problem free. If you really insist, I will admit that for most people (myself included) it has no real value other than learning a couple of things and bragging to your friends about your mad computer skills, but still, some others might find it useful. With your own private FTP server, the only limit is the size of your disk and the time it will take for the transfer to finish. The problem is, that Dropbox has a limit of 2,5GB for the free users and other file hosting services have even less than that. In fact, I normally use Dropbox for my file transferring needs and to tell you the truth I am quite happy with it. I know that there other ways to do that and one could argue that they are easier/better. Now, since I had at my disposal a machine that would be always on, I figured I could also use it as a means to transfer files from anywhere to my home. The fact that it's CPU is only 667MHz and it's overall performance is not that high, made Linux (console only), practically the only choice. My case was a bit different though.The whole thing started when I came across a VIA EPIA ML motherboard and decided to use it as a low consumption download station that would stay on 24/7. You need to provide with people a way to send you large files. You have content you wish to share with the outside worldī. ![]() The first question one will have to answer before venturing forth is this: "Do I really need an FTP server?" In theory, FTP is useful in the following two cases:Ī. That's right, no GUI! Before I begin, I would like to say that it is my first one, so I would welcome any comments and criticism. This instructable documents the steps I took in order to install and setup properly VSFTPD (an FTP Server) on an Ubuntu Linux distribution, using command line only. ![]()
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