Installing the vsftpd FTP-server
This article goes through the steps you need to follow when installing a fast and secure vsftpd ftp-server that supports anonymous users for FreeBSD
About vsftpd
vsftpd (stands for a Very Secure FTP Daemon) is a FTP server that supports IPv6 and SSL. It is a default ftp-server in a number of GNU/Linux-based systems and their official repositories, such as ftp.debian.org, ftp.redhat.com (as of 2004). This is one of the fastest and most secure servers.
Installation
Update the ports:
portsnap fetch update
Make the server:
cd /usr/ports/ftp/vsftpd/ && make install clean
Check the box to install rc.d scripts, and support SSL (optionally).
[X] RC_NG install RC_NG script
[ ] VSFTPD_SSL Include support for SSL
Edit /usr/local/etc/vsftpd.conf:
listen=YES
anonymous_enable=YES
local_enable=YES
write_enable=YES
anon_upload_enable=YES
anon_mkdir_write_enable=NO
anon_other_write_enable=NO
no_anon_password=YES
connect_from_port_20=YES
async_abor_enable=YES
use_localtime=YES
ftpd_banner=Welcome to ftp service
background=YES
chroot_local_user=YES
anon_root=/home/ftp
local_umask=755
secure_chroot_dir=/usr/local/share/vsftpd/empty
Create a directory for anonymous users and set privileges:
mkdir /home/ftp
mkdir /home/ftp/pub
mkdir /home/ftp/incoming
chmod 777 /home/ftp/incoming/
chown -R ftp:ftp /home/ftp
Specify start of vsftpd in /etc/rc.conf:
vsftpd_enable="YES"
Start the server:
/usr/local/etc/rc.d/vsftpd start
The server is ready to use.
