Installing an FTP server

Install ProFTPD

Install ProFTPD:

emerge proftpd
    

Configure ProFTPD

Edit /etc/proftpd/proftpd.conf:

ServerName			"ProFTPD"
ServerType			standalone

<Directory />
  AllowOverwrite		on
</Directory>
   

You can check configuration file path and content with proftpd -td9.

Include ProFTPD at system startup:

rc-update add proftpd default 
    

Start it directly with:

/etc/init.d/proftpd start
    

Remove the newly created home directory:

rm /home/ftp
    

FTP access

With this, you can make an FTP access to your Linux machine with a web browser:

ftp://user@IPaddress