To configure an SSH server to provide FTP access, you should follow these steps:
1. Install an FTP server on your SSH server, such as vsftpd or proftpd.
1. Configure your FTP server to use SSH as the transport protocol. This is usually done by creating an SSH tunnel to your FTP server using the SSH server’s port forwarding capabilities. You can do this by specifying the following parameters in your FTP server configuration file:
a. Hostname: localhost or 127.0.0.1 b. Port number: The port number on which the SSH server is listening (default is 22) c. Username and password: These are the credentials for your SSH server, which are used to authenticate your FTP server.1. Configure your SSH server to allow FTP traffic. This can be done by configuring your SSH server to forward FTP traffic to your FTP server, using SSH port forwarding. You can do this by specifying the following parameters in your SSH server configuration file:
a. Local port: The port number on which the SSH server should listen for incoming FTP traffic (e.g., port 21) b. Destination host and port: The IP address and port number of your FTP server (e.g., 127.0.0.1:21)1. Restart your FTP and SSH servers to apply the changes.
1. Test your configuration by using an FTP client to connect to your SSH server. Use the SSH server’s IP address and the port number specified in your FTP server configuration file as the FTP server address, and your SSH server credentials to log in.
By following these steps, you will be able to configure an SSH server to provide FTP access.
