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Setup ftp on a vps
I just upgraded my account at "hosting24.com" to a vps. They are telling me that I have to set up the FTP server and they can't help me.
What is the easiest way to do this? I've tried several time to no avail.
I haven't used UNIX/LINUX in years.
What software should I use and how should I install it? There is not going to be allot of FTP traffic. It's basically uploading new code and some images.
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Glenn
What is the easiest way to do this? I've tried several time to no avail.
I haven't used UNIX/LINUX in years.
What software should I use and how should I install it? There is not going to be allot of FTP traffic. It's basically uploading new code and some images.
Thanks
Glenn
Vadim Rapp
Most likely it means that you have to go to the control panel on their site and ftp will be one of the many things you will find there.
...I actually looked at their site and found "vps". What I said before was applicable to the traditional hosting, when hosting co. installs everything and you control it from the control panel. VPS, if I understand correctly, means that they give you your own machine and you do what you want. Which means that you must be familiar with the operating system you chose when you ordered VPS.
There's list of ftp servers at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_FTP_server_software .
There's list of ftp servers at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_FTP_server_software .
ASKER
That is what they are telling me. It's my server and I have to install everything. My question is what is the easiest to install and use without having to know UNIX?
If it was centos then do this command:
yum install pure-ftpd
Then make sure you have port 21 open in firewall.
yum install pure-ftpd
Then make sure you have port 21 open in firewall.
You find SFTP option in your web editor and use same SSH connection as for administration. No extra software needed.
ASKER
No joy! I just found out that it is "Debian 6 OS template". Any ideas on this?
So it is no longer supported, except for few packages under LTS.
> I have to install everything (...) without having to know UNIX?
The easiest is to go back to their hosting. Predictably, managing UNIX machine without knowing UNIX will be hard on every step, ftp being just the 1st one. Another way is to hire someone who knows UNIX, on per-problem basis.
The easiest is to go back to their hosting. Predictably, managing UNIX machine without knowing UNIX will be hard on every step, ftp being just the 1st one. Another way is to hire someone who knows UNIX, on per-problem basis.
ASKER
Isn't there an easy way to do this! I Just installed ProFTPD on the VPS, but I still can't see the files or directories from FileZilla! I'm reaching out to everyone I know on this. I really need to have this done in the next day.
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Thanks