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Set Up Rocky Linux FTP

Category: VPS Setup

Install vsftpd on a Rocky Linux VPS—run

dnf install vsftpd -y

then edit /etc/vsftpd/vsftpd conf with

nano /etc/vsftpd/vsftpd.conf

Enable local_enable=YES write_enable=YES and chroot_local_user=YES for security Generate an SSL cert with

openssl req -x509 -nodes -days 365 -newkey rsa:2048 -keyout /etc/pki/tls/private/vsftpd.key -out /etc/pki/tls/certs/vsftpd.crt

and set ssl_enable=YES Start with

systemctl start vsftpd && systemctl enable vsftpd

and open ports with

firewall-cmd --add-service=ftp --permanent && firewall-cmd --reload

Test with

ftp ip

—expect a secure prompt On DigitalOcean this ensures encrypted uploads supporting phpMyAdmin backups with reliable uptime