Setup FTP server

Setup FTP server to transfer files from local Desktop PC to Raspberry Pi server.

Install vsFTPd

Install ftp server. I choosed vsFTPd. This is included in official repository of Manjaro Linux, and very easy to use.

$ sudo pacman -S vsftpd

Configure vsFTPd

Edit the file /etc/vsftpd.conf

$ sudo vi /etc/vsftpd.conf

local_enable=YES
write_enable=YES

chroot_local_user=YES
chroot_list_enable=YES
chroot_list_file=/etc/vsftpd.chroot_list

seccomp_sandbox=NO
allow_writeable_chroot=YES

Edit /etc/vsftpd.chroot_list

Add the user’s name to allow to change root in this file.

Start and Enable FTP server

$ sudo systemctl start vsftpd
$ sudo systemctl enable vsftpd

Check the FTP server

$ ftp user@192.168.10.109

Notice: To logout from the server, type “quit”.