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ProFTPD
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| ProFTPD | GPL-licensed FTP server software | Free |
As proftpd.org lists them, read 11 Oct 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Facts from ProFTPD's own pages
- Access controls
- Directory and file visibility can be controlled by Unix-style permissions or user and group ownership. · github.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Authentication
- The README lists PAM, LDAP, SQL, and RADIUS among its supported authentication methods, as well as virtual users and multiple password files. · github.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Configuration
- Its main configuration uses directives and directive groups patterned after Apache’s, and it supports per-directory .ftpaccess configuration. · github.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Extensibility
- ProFTPD has a modular architecture with an API for extensions. · github.com, 11 Oct 2026
- FTPS
- The mod_tls module implements FTP over SSL/TLS as defined in RFC 4217. · github.com, 11 Oct 2026
- License
- The source code is licensed under GPLv2 and is available to audit. · github.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Operating modes
- It is designed to run as a standalone server or from inetd/xinetd. · github.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Platform scope
- The source README describes ProFTPD as a daemon for Unix and Unix-like operating systems. · github.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Privilege handling
- Where the host system supports it, ProFTPD can run as a non-privileged user in standalone mode. · github.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Privilege reduction
- Where host system capabilities allow, it can run as a non-privileged user in standalone mode. · github.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- ProFTPD is highly configurable GPL-licensed FTP server software. · mirror.facebook.net, 11 Oct 2026
- Release availability
- The project home page lists maintenance release 1.3.9d and candidate release 1.3.10rc4. · mirror.facebook.net, 11 Oct 2026
- Release downloads
- The project home page links to PGP public keys, SHA256 checksums and PGP signatures, and a Git repository under Downloads. · mirror.facebook.net, 11 Oct 2026
- Security design
- The README says ProFTPD does not execute external programs and generates file and directory listings internally. · github.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Security reporting
- The project home page links to bug reporting and security guidelines and to a bug reporting system. · mirror.facebook.net, 11 Oct 2026
- Server modes
- It can run as a standalone server or from inetd/xinetd. · github.com, 11 Oct 2026
- SFTP and SCP
- The mod_sftp module implements SSH2 and its SFTP subsystem and supports SCP; it does not provide shell access. · github.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Source availability
- The README identifies the source code as GPLv2 and says it is available to audit. · github.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Support
- The project home page links to forums and user and development mailing list archives. · mirror.facebook.net, 11 Oct 2026
- Virtual hosting
- It supports multiple virtual FTP servers and anonymous FTP services. · github.com, 11 Oct 2026
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