Setting up FTP on Linux

For CentOS, the default ftpd in yum is vsftpd. You can install this by doing:
# yum update
# yum install vsftpd
note: if on a legacy VPS plan you might have to install yum first.

For configuration, see the following article:

https://help.blacknight.com/entries/22916332-configuring-vsftpd

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For Debian, the default ftpd in apt-get is ProFTPd. You can install this by doing:

# apt-get update
# apt-get install proftpd

For configuration, see the following article:

https://help.blacknight.com/entries/22940838-setting-up-proftpd-on-debian