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I created an instance of Debian on Amazon Lightsail. Everything works fine except FTP. I added port 21 to the firewall: port 21 added

Next, I followed these instructions to the letter on how to install proftpd: https://www.tecmint.com/install-proftpd-in-ubuntu-and-debian/

As a last step, I added a password to the proftpd user and restarted the service. Then added an FTP connection in Filezilla with the following data: filezilla data

And I get the following error:

incorrect data

Does anyone use ftp with Lightsail?

simlev
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Tomasz Decker
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If you're looking for connecting lightsail to filezilla, hereis how

  1. Download SSH Key enter image description here

  2. Open filezilla,

    2.1 Go to Edit > Settings > Connection > SFTP , Then click on Add key file... enter image description here

    2.2 Then, Press ctrl+s to open sitemanager, under General tab

     Protocol : SFTP - SSH File Transfer Protocol 
 Host : your_lightsail_static_ip
 Logon Type : Interactive
 User : light_sail_provided_user_name

enter image description here That's it done.

Vipertecpro
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Question:

Does anyone use ftp with Lightsail?

Answer: Probably not.

Explanation: FTP is a very old protocol that has some drawbacks (uses random ports, no encryption...). Lightsail was launched in 2016, when most companies had already switched from FTP to FTPS or SFTP. There still are use cases for FTP but I doubt many would use it to communicate with their servers hosted on a service such as Lightsail.

If the goal is to update WordPress plugins, I recommend using wp-cli instead of going through the hassle of setting up a FTP server.

simlev
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