In this tutorial you will learn that how to install and configure VSFTPD server on a RHEL 8
vsftpd (very secure FTP daemon) is an FTP server for Unix-like systems, including Linux. It is licensed under the GNU General Public License. It supports PIv4, IPv6 and SSL.
Follow below steps to install VSFTPD on your RHEL 8 Server.
STEP 1:
Login to your RHEL 8 Server, open Terminal and run below command
# dnf install vsftpd -y
STEP 2:
Now start VSFTPD and Enable to automatically start on boot
Use following commands
# systemctl start vsftpd # systemctl enable vsftpd
STEP 3:
Open FTP ports in Server Firewall so it can be connected
firewall-cmd --add-service=ftp --permanent --zone=public firewall-cmd --reload
STEP 4:
Create FTP user
Command to create user (where osradar can be replaced with any name you want)
# useradd osradar
Command to set password for user osradar
# passwd osradar
STEP 5:
Finally test FTP connection using FileZilla Client software.
Use your server hostname OR IP
Your FTP username
Your FTP Password
Congratulations! you have installed and connected VSFTPD.
