Ubuntu 26.04

How to Install vsftpd FTP Server on Ubuntu 26.04

To install vsftpd on Ubuntu 26.04, create ftpuser and connect from FileZilla on the client.

Step 1 : Update.

sudo apt update

Step 2 : Install vsftpd.

sudo apt install vsftpd

Step 3 : Check status.

sudo systemctl status vsftpd

Step 4 : Back up the config.

sudo cp /etc/vsftpd.conf /etc/vsftpd.conf.bak

Step 5 : Write the config.

sudo tee /etc/vsftpd.conf <<'EOF'
listen=YES
listen_ipv6=NO
anonymous_enable=NO
local_enable=YES
write_enable=YES
dirmessage_enable=YES
use_localtime=YES
xferlog_enable=YES
connect_from_port_20=YES
chroot_local_user=YES
allow_writeable_chroot=YES
secure_chroot_dir=/var/run/vsftpd/empty
pam_service_name=vsftpd
pasv_enable=YES
pasv_min_port=40000
pasv_max_port=40100
EOF

Step 6 : Restart.

sudo systemctl restart vsftpd

Step 7 : Set a password. Press Enter to skip extra fields.

sudo adduser ftpuser

Step 8 : Allow FTP and passive ports.

sudo ufw allow 21/tcp
sudo ufw allow 40000:40100/tcp

Step 9 : In FileZilla: Protocol FTP, Host 192.168.1.50, user ftpuser, password → Connect. Upload a folder into the home directory.

You have installed vsftpd FTP server on Ubuntu 26.04.