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vsftpd
Plans
| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| vsftpd | GPL-licensed FTP server for UNIX systems, including Linux | Free |
As security.appspot.com lists them, read 11 Oct 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Facts from vsftpd's own pages
- Access controls
- It offers per-user configuration, bandwidth throttling, per-source-IP configuration, and per-source-IP limits. · security.appspot.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Best fit
- The site recommends vsftpd for users prioritizing security, performance, or stability. · security.appspot.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Configurability limit
- The site says users who need the configurability of more feature-heavy FTP servers may prefer a different server. · security.appspot.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Documentation
- The project provides online source and documentation, including a manual page listing configuration options. · security.appspot.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Encryption
- The site describes encryption support through SSL integration and says TLS 1.2 or later is required by default in the 3.0.4 release notes. · security.appspot.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Latest release
- The site lists vsftpd 3.0.5 as the latest release. · security.appspot.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Networking
- IPv6 is listed as supported. · security.appspot.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Networking and encryption
- It supports IPv6 and encryption through SSL integration. · security.appspot.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Operation modes
- It can run standalone or through inetd. · security.appspot.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- vsftpd is a GPL-licensed FTP server for UNIX systems, including Linux. · security.appspot.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Release
- The site identifies v3.0.5 as the latest release and links to its source archive. · security.appspot.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Release cadence
- The site says releases are infrequent because bug reports are infrequent and notes that the FTP protocol is sunsetting. · security.appspot.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Release verification
- The site advises checking GPG signatures when downloading releases. · security.appspot.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Sandboxing
- The site says vsftpd 3.0.0 introduced a restrictive seccomp filter sandbox. · security.appspot.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Security design
- The project says it uses capabilities and chroot and avoids overusing root. · security.appspot.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Setup options
- It supports virtual IP configurations, virtual users, and standalone or inetd operation. · security.appspot.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Support
- The maintainer suggests reading the FAQ and says he can answer only a small percentage of email; an IRC channel is also listed. · security.appspot.com, 11 Oct 2026
- TLS updates
- The site says version 3.0.4 requires TLSv1.2 or later by default and supports ALPN and optional SNI checks. · security.appspot.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Tradeoff
- The site says users who need the configurability of more feature-heavy FTP servers may prefer another server. · security.appspot.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Traffic controls
- Bandwidth throttling is listed as a feature. · security.appspot.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Virtual users
- It supports virtual users and virtual IP configurations. · security.appspot.com, 11 Oct 2026
- What it does
- vsftpd is a GPL-licensed FTP server for UNIX systems, including Linux. · security.appspot.com, 11 Oct 2026
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