Bftpd

Jul 20, 2023

Very configurable FTP server that can do chroot easily

The Bftpd file server is designed to be as small and easy to manage as possible, while providing most of the features you would expect from a file server. On most home systems, bftpd is ready to work out-of-the-box without requiring any extra configuration. Production systems can be set up by editing a few lines in an easy-to-read config file.

Features of bftpd include

  • Easy configuration
  • Speed
  • Support for most RFC FTP commands
  • tar.gz on-the-fly compression/archiving
  • Security with chroot without special setup
  • No need for files sh, ls… in a chroot environment
  • Logging to wtmp and to a config file
  • PAM support
  • Support for site chown/chmod


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