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Setting Up ProFTPd + TLS On Ubuntu 12.10

Wed, 24 Apr 2013 21:12:12 +0200

Setting Up ProFTPd + TLS On Ubuntu 12.10

FTP is a very insecure protocol because all passwords and all data are transferred in clear text. By using TLS, the whole communication can be encrypted, thus making FTP much more secure. This article explains how to set up ProFTPd with TLS on an Ubuntu 12.10 server.

Virtual Hosting With Proftpd And MySQL (Incl. Quota) On Ubuntu 12.10

Mon, 22 Apr 2013 17:48:14 +0200

Virtual Hosting With Proftpd And MySQL (Incl. Quota) On Ubuntu 12.10

This document describes how to install a Proftpd server that uses virtual users from a MySQL database instead of real system users. This is much more performant and allows to have thousands of ftp users on a single machine. In addition to that I will show the use of quota with this setup. This tutorial is based on Ubuntu 12.10.

Virtual Hosting With PureFTPd And MySQL (Incl. Quota And Bandwidth Management) On CentOS 6.4

Mon, 25 Mar 2013 18:08:33 +0100

Virtual Hosting With PureFTPd And MySQL (Incl. Quota And Bandwidth Management) On CentOS 6.4

This document describes how to install a PureFTPd server that uses virtual users from a MySQL database instead of real system users. This is much more performant and allows to have thousands of ftp users on a single machine. In addition to that I will show the use of quota and upload/download bandwidth limits with this setup. Passwords will be stored encrypted as MD5 strings in the database.

How To Integrate ClamAV Into PureFTPd For Virus Scanning On Fedora 18

Fri, 08 Feb 2013 18:42:11 +0100

How To Integrate ClamAV Into PureFTPd For Virus Scanning On Fedora 18

This tutorial explains how you can integrate ClamAV into PureFTPd for virus scanning on a Fedora 18 system. In the end, whenever a file gets uploaded through PureFTPd, ClamAV will check the file and delete it if it is malware.

How To Configure PureFTPd To Accept TLS Sessions On Fedora 18

Mon, 04 Feb 2013 20:19:31 +0100

How To Configure PureFTPd To Accept TLS Sessions On Fedora 18

Virtual Hosting With PureFTPd And MySQL (Incl. Quota And Bandwidth Management) On Fedora 18

Fri, 01 Feb 2013 17:33:07 +0100

Virtual Hosting With PureFTPd And MySQL (Incl. Quota And Bandwidth Management) On Fedora 18

How To Integrate ClamAV Into PureFTPd For Virus Scanning On Ubuntu 12.10

Wed, 05 Dec 2012 18:29:04 +0100

How To Integrate ClamAV Into PureFTPd For Virus Scanning On Ubuntu 12.10

This tutorial explains how you can integrate ClamAV into PureFTPd for virus scanning on an Ubuntu 12.10 system. In the end, whenever a file gets uploaded through PureFTPd, ClamAV will check the file and delete it if it is malware.

Virtual Hosting With PureFTPd And MySQL (Incl. Quota And Bandwidth Management) On Ubuntu 12.10

Mon, 03 Dec 2012 20:02:15 +0100

Virtual Hosting With PureFTPd And MySQL (Incl. Quota And Bandwidth Management) On Ubuntu 12.10

Virtual Hosting With vsftpd And MySQL On Ubuntu 12.10

Fri, 23 Nov 2012 17:39:35 +0100

Virtual Hosting With vsftpd And MySQL On Ubuntu 12.10

Vsftpd is one of the most secure and fastest FTP servers for Linux. Usually vsftpd is configured to work with system users. This document describes how to install a vsftpd server that uses virtual users from a MySQL database instead of real system users. This is much more performant and allows to have thousands of ftp users on a single machine.

Virtual Hosting With vsftpd And MySQL On Ubuntu 12.04

Wed, 10 Oct 2012 18:04:17 +0200

Virtual Hosting With vsftpd And MySQL On Ubuntu 12.04

Virtual Hosting With vsftpd And MySQL On Debian Squeeze

Thu, 23 Aug 2012 15:07:09 +0200

Virtual Hosting With vsftpd And MySQL On Debian Squeeze

How To Integrate ClamAV Into PureFTPd For Virus Scanning On Ubuntu 12.04

Wed, 25 Jul 2012 16:38:22 +0200

How To Integrate ClamAV Into PureFTPd For Virus Scanning On Ubuntu 12.04

This tutorial explains how you can integrate ClamAV into PureFTPd for virus scanning on an Ubuntu 12.04 system. In the end, whenever a file gets uploaded through PureFTPd, ClamAV will check the file and delete it if it is malware.

Virtual Hosting With PureFTPd And MySQL (Incl. Quota And Bandwidth Management) On Ubuntu 12.04

Mon, 23 Jul 2012 21:07:49 +0200

Virtual Hosting With PureFTPd And MySQL (Incl. Quota And Bandwidth Management) On Ubuntu 12.04

Creating Encrypted FTP Backups With duplicity And duply On Debian Squeeze

Thu, 05 Jul 2012 19:04:29 +0200

Creating Encrypted FTP Backups With duplicity And duply On Debian Squeeze

When you rent a dedicated server nowadays, almost all providers give you FTP backup space for your server on one of the provider's backup systems. This tutorial shows how you can use duplicity and duply to create encrypted (so that nobody with access to the backup server can read sensitive data in your backups) backups on the provider's remote backup server over FTP. duply is a duplicity wrapper script that allows us to use duplicity without interaction (i.e., you do not have to type in any passwords).

ProFTPd: Enabling/Disabling TLS Based On User Or Group

Mon, 25 Jun 2012 17:38:09 +0200

ProFTPd: Enabling/Disabling TLS Based On User Or Group

FTP is a very insecure protocol because all passwords and all data are transferred in clear text. By using TLS, the whole communication can be encrypted, thus making FTP much more secure. While this is a good thing, not all FTP clients support TLS. This article explains how to enable or disable TLS in ProFTPd based on the FTP user or group.