Install the vsftpd FTP Server on CentOS
Article ID: 3160 Published: 24 Nov 2014 Updated: 15 Feb 2016 Authored by: Crazy Domains Support
You can install a vsftpd FTP Server on CentOS by doing the following:
- Open your VPS console from the Power Management control panel.
- Log In to your VPS by entering your username and password.
- Install the vsftpd FTP Server on CentOS using the following command:
# yum install vsftpd
- Turn on the vsftpd ftp service using the following command:
# chkconfig vsftpd on
- Start the vsftpd FTP Server using the following command:
# service vsftpd start
- To test the FTP Server type:
# ftp localhost
Congratulations, you have installed the vsftpd FTP Server on CentOS.
To configure the vsftpd server edit /etc/vsftpd/vsftpd.conf and update the configuration values.