Raspberry Pi as FTP-set up Server
The following manual refers to the operating system "Raspbian". If you used a different operating system may differ, some of the commands. Before you begin, you need to establish a stable Internet connection.
- To build them via SSH with your Raspberry Pi or open the Terminal directly on the Pi.
- Install the program "ProFTP" as a Standalone. To do this, run the command "Sudo apt-get install proftpd".
- You configure the file "/etc/proftpd/proftpd.conf". To do this, enter the command "sudo nano /etc/proftpd/proftpd.conf" one.
- Add the following Code to be added to proftpd.conf
- You switch with the command "cd /etc/proftpd/" in the folder "/etc/proftpd" .
- Create a user for FTP access. To do this, use the command "sudo ftpasswd --passwd --name USERNAME --uid XX --gid XX --home FTPVERZEICHNISS --shell /bin/false".
- Replace "user name" and "FTPVERZEICHNISS" by the respective values. For "XX", enter "id www-data". The number that you receive as output, a set for "XX".
- You now set the correct write permissions with the commands "chmod g+s FTPVERZEICHNISS", "chmod 775 FTPVERZEICHNISS" and "chown -R www-data:www-data FTPVERZEICHNISS".
- Then, you can start the Server with the command "sudo /etc/init.d/proftpd restart" to restart.
On the FTP Server to access
After the successful setup you can with any FTP program or your Browser to access the FTP Server if the device being used is on the same network.
- For access via a Browser you only need the IP address of the Raspberry Pi.
- To do this, run this command in Terminal: "ifconfig". And read the IP address.
- Then you can reach the FTP Server through "ftp://XXX.XXX.X.XXX". Put the IP address of the Raspberry Pi.
More from Raspberry Pi to get: With the CHIP Special
Even more practical tips you will learn in the special issue on the Raspberry Pi in the CHIP Kiosk.
- In the CHIP Kiosk you will find the the Raspberry manual , either as a booklet or as a PDF for immediate Download, and fast to get Started.
- You know on 148 pages of Know-how, and Workshops for all the models, including A+/B+/2. We provide many projects to try at home – from the music streaming to the Raspberry Pi as a NAS and show how to use the Pi as a multimedia center.
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