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Set Up UFW for FTP on Ubuntu

Category: VPS Setup

Secure FTP with UFW on Ubuntu—install vsftpd with

apt install vsftpd

then allow FTP ports with

ufw allow 20/tcp && ufw allow 21/tcp

For passive mode open a range (e g 40000-50000) with

ufw allow 40000:50000/tcp

and update /etc/vsftpd conf with

nano /etc/vsftpd.conf

: pasv_min_port=40000 pasv_max_port=50000 Restart with

systemctl restart vsftpd

and enable UFW (ufw enable) Test with

ftp ip

—expect a login prompt On Vultr this ensures FTP uptime—verify with

netstat -tulnp | grep vsftpd

expecting ports open paired with Fail2ban for added security