{"id":8339,"date":"2024-03-14T07:58:31","date_gmt":"2024-03-14T07:58:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-to-configure-an-ftp-server-on-centos\/"},"modified":"2025-08-03T03:31:32","modified_gmt":"2025-08-03T03:31:32","slug":"how-to-configure-an-ftp-server-on-centos","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.silicloud.com\/blog\/how-to-configure-an-ftp-server-on-centos\/","title":{"rendered":"Setup FTP Server on CentOS: Step-by-Step Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"

To set up an FTP server on CentOS, you can follow these steps:<\/p>\n

    \n
  1. Install the vsftpd software package:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
    sudo yum install vsftpd\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n
      \n
    1. Start the vsftpd service and enable automatic startup.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
      sudo systemctl start vsftpd\r\nsudo systemctl enable vsftpd\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n
        \n
      1. The vsftpd configuration file is located in \/etc\/vsftpd\/vsftpd.conf.<\/li>\n
      2. What is the matter?<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
        sudo vi \/etc\/vsftpd\/vsftpd.conf\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n
        Make the following configuration changes in the file.<\/p>\n
          \n
        1. Change anonymous_enable=YES to anonymous_enable=NO to disable anonymous access.<\/li>\n
        2. Make changes to the following line to allow local users to log in:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
          local_enable=YES\r\nwrite_enable=YES\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n
            \n
          1. If you need to restrict the access range for users, you can set chroot_local_user=YES, which will confine users to only operate within their home directory.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
              \n
            1. Establish firewall rules to allow FTP access:
              \nIf there are firewall rules in place, it is necessary to configure rules that allow FTP access.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
              sudo firewall-cmd --zone=public --add-port=21\/tcp --permanent\r\nsudo firewall-cmd --reload\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n
                \n
              1. Restart the vsftpd service to apply the configuration changes.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
                sudo systemctl restart vsftpd\r\n<\/code><\/pre>\n
                You have successfully set up an FTP server on your CentOS system, allowing users to connect to your server using an FTP client and transfer files.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
                To set up an FTP server on CentOS, you can follow these steps: Install the vsftpd software package: sudo yum install vsftpd Start the vsftpd service and enable automatic startup. sudo systemctl start vsftpd sudo systemctl enable vsftpd The vsftpd configuration file is located in \/etc\/vsftpd\/vsftpd.conf. What is the matter? sudo vi \/etc\/vsftpd\/vsftpd.conf Make the […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":6,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_import_markdown_pro_load_document_selector":0,"_import_markdown_pro_submit_text_textarea":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[11192,1997,11193,11194,6303],"class_list":["post-8339","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-centos-ftp","tag-ftp-configuration","tag-linux-ftp-server","tag-secure-ftp","tag-vsftpd-setup"],"yoast_head":"\nSetup FTP Server on CentOS: Step-by-Step Guide - Blog - Silicon Cloud<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Learn how to configure a secure FTP server on CentOS using vsftpd. 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