How to Set Up a Linux FTP Server for Quick File Transfers

Updated Jan 29, 2021, 5:01 am EST | 3 min read FTP, or File Transfer Protocol, is a standard protocol for sending and receiving files from remote servers. It’s easier to use than command line alternatives like scp, especially with GUI interfaces like FileZilla. What Is FTP? In the olden days of the internet, public FTP servers were a very common way of making files available to a large number of people. Today, FTP is still around, and widely used for administrative tasks. While some form of FTP CLI is shipped with most major operating systems, GUI clients like FileZilla make the process of moving files between servers as simple as dragging and dropping from local storage onto remote storage, or vice versa. All the under… Click below to read the full story from How To Geek
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