FTP Server in Docker based on Alpine Linux

This repository contains a Docker configuration to set up an FTP server using the Alpine Linux base image. The FTP server supports the following modes

• FTP (Port 21)
• FTPS (Port 21) AKA Explicit
• FTPS Implicit (Port 990)
• FTPS TLS (Port 21) AKA Explicit with strong cipher

Prerequisites

Before you begin, ensure you have the following installed:

• Docker: Follow the official Docker installation guide to install Docker on your system.

Getting Started

1. Clone the Repository:

   Clone this repository to your local machine:

   git clone https://github.com/haravich/custom-ftp-server.git
   cd custom-ftp-server
   

2. Customize Configuration:

   Configure FTP Server:

   • Modify the vsftpd-<FTP_MODE>.conf file to customize the FTP server configuration. You can adjust settings such as user accounts, directory permissions, passive ports range, and security options.

   Default:

   • By default the vsftpd.conf is enabled with required configuration for specific modes.

3. Generate SSL Certificate:

   Generate an SSL certificate and private key for FTPS if you plan to use secure connections. We do apply a default certficate is the environment variable SSL_SUBJECT not provided.

    SSL_SUBJECT="/C=IN/O=haravich/CN=freeops.dev"
   

4. Build and Run:

   Build the Docker image and run the container:

    docker build -t custom-ftp-server .
    docker run -d -p 2222:22 -p 20-22:20-22 -p 21100-21110:21100-21110 -p 990:990 custom-ftp-server
   
    (or)
   
    docker run -d -p 2222:22 -e FTP_MODE=ftps -e -p 20-22:20-22 -p 21100-21110:21100-21110 -p 990:990 custom-ftp-server
   
   
    (or)
   
    docker run -d -p 2222:22 -e FTP_MODE=ftps -e SSL_SUBJECT="/C=IN/O=haravich/CN=freeops.dev" -p 20-22:20-22 -p 21100-21110:21100-21110 -p 990:990 custom-ftp-server
   

   ### Environment Variables

   Variable	Default Value	Available Options
   FTP_USER	ftpuser	(string) name
   FTP_PASSWORD	admin	(string) password
   PASV_ENABLE	YES	(bool) YES/NO
   PASV_ADDRESS	-	(Valid IP Address) x.x.x.x
   PASV_ADDRESS_INTERFACE	eth0	(Vlaid ETH interface) xth1
   PASV_ADDR_RESOLVE	YES	(bool) YES/NO
   PASV_MIN_PORT	21100	(Port) Any valid port
   PASV_MAX_PORT	21110	(Port) Any valid port
   FTP_MODE	ftp	(string) ftp/ftps/ftps_implicit/ftps_tls
   LOG_STDOUT	YES	(bool) YES/NO
   SSL_SUBJECT	-	(string) /C=IN/O=haravich/CN=freeops.dev

Access FTP Server:

Connect to the FTP server using an FTP client. Use the ftpuser username and the password. For secure FTPS connections, connect to port 21 and choose “FTP with TLS/SSL” or “FTPES” as the protocol.

ftp -p 22 <ftp_user>@localhost

Replace with appropriate values.

Customization

• Adjust the FTP server settings in the vsftpd file.
• Customize the run-vsftpd.sh script to modify for further configs.

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License. See the LICENSE.md file for details.

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Credits

lhauspie/docker-vsftpd-alpine

The core config files is created and maintained by Logan HAUSPIE. The source code can be found in Github.

The original LICENSE can be found in lhauspie/docker-vsftpd-alpine