Install and configure FTP and SFTP by using Filezilla

Important: Disable the File Transfer Protocol (FTP) service because this article uses the same ports as standard FTP.

Filezilla installation

1. Download the latest version of FileZilla® Server from https://filezilla-project.org/download.php?type=server.

2. Under Select the type of install, choose Standard and click Next. This installs the Windows® service for FileZilla and the GUI for administration.

3. In Please choose the port, enter 10050.

4. Select Start Server after setup completes. Then click Next and Install.

Filezilla configuration

1. Start the Administration interface and fill in the following fields:

   • Host: Enter 127.0.0.1, which is localhost.
   • Port: Enter 10050.
   • Password: Enter the server password.

2. To set up your server, go to Edit > Settings > General Settings and select the following options:

   • Listen on these ports: 21
   • Connections timeout: 0
   • No Transfer timeout: 600
   • Login timeout: 60

3. Under General Settings > Welcome message, you can set your own customized welcome message when the users log in. Make sure to select Hide the message in log because this might increase the log size.

4. Under General Settings > IP Bindings, use an asterisk (*) to bind all IP addresses on the local system. If your server has multiple IP addresses assigned, provide only the IP that you want to use.

5. Under General Settings > IP Filter, you can set up your IP Filters. To have better control over security, ban all IP addresses and include the IP address in the exclude list that you want to connect. Put a space between each IP address.

6. Under Settings > Passive mode settings, set up the port range 3000 to 4000.

7. Set up Settings > Security settings.

8. Under Settings > Miscellaneous, select:

   • Don’t show passwords in message log
   • Start minimized

9. Under Settings > Admin interface settings, enter 10050 in Port on which the admin interface should listen.

10. Under Settings > Login, check the following options to see who connects to your server and also to reduce space consumption:

    • Enable logging to file
    • Limit log file size to 100 MB
    • Delete old log files after 14 days

11. Under Settings > Speed limits, set the download and upload speed limits. These limits are global settings, so they take over individual user settings.

12. Under Settings > FTP over TLS settings and check the option:

    • Enable FTP over TLS support (FTPS)

      Note: You can configure a certificate, private key, and key password here.

13. Under Settings > Autoban, select the following option:

    • Enable automatic bans

14. Click OK to save all the settings.

15. Before connecting, make sure ports 21, 990, and 3000-4000 are allowed on your firewall.