ProFTPD is part of Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux (EPEL), which is a community repository of non-standard packages for the RHEL distribution. First, we’ll install the EPEL repository:
rpm -iUvh http://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/7/x86_64/e/epel-release-7-1.noarch.rpm
Step 2: Install ProFTPD
Warning: FTP data is insecure; traffic is not encrypted, and all transmissions are clear text (including usernames, passwords, commands, and data). Consider securing your FTP connection with SSL/TLS.
As a matter of best practice we’ll update our packages:
yum -y update
Then let’s install ProFTPD and any required packages:
yum -y install proftpd
Step 3: Configure ProFTPD
Let’s edit the configuration file for ProFTPD:
vim /etc/proftpd.conf
Change the ServerName to the hostname of your server. In the case below,ftp.thebestfakedomainnameintheworld.com is an example:
ServerName “ftp.thebestfakedomainnameintheworld.com”
Exit and save the file with the command :wq .
Restart the ProFTPD service:
systemctl restart proftpd
Then set the ProFTPD service to start at boot:
systemctl enable proftpd
And verify your work by checking the status of ProFTPD:
systemctl status proftpd
Step 4: Allow ProFTPD Through the Firewall
Allow the default FTP port, port 21, through firewalld:
firewall-cmd --permanent --add-port=21/tcp
And reload the firewall:
firewall-cmd --reload
