fullaxx/vsftpd repository overview

⁠A small docker image running vsftpd

⁠Base Docker Image

Debian⁠ bullseye (x64)

⁠Software

vsftpd⁠ - A GPL licensed FTP server

⁠About the image

The goal of this image is to provide quick and easy access to files served over FTP
The server is restricted to read-only transfers by the anonymous user
The anonymous user has no password and no other user will be allowed to connect
The configuration of this server will not allow uploads of any kind

⁠Get the image from Docker Hub or build it locally

docker pull fullaxx/vsftpd
docker build -t="fullaxx/vsftpd" github.com/Fullaxx/vsftpd

⁠Configuration Options

Set the range of port numbers used for passive transfers

-e PASVMINPORT='2000' -e PASVMAXPORT='2999'

Activate verbose logging (/log/vsftpd.log)

-e VERBOSELOG='YES'

Activate transfer log (/log/xfer.log)

-e XFERLOG='YES'

If you are using host networking
You can specify a specific IP address to bind to

--network=host -e LISTENIP4=76.51.51.84
<or>
--network=host -e LISTENIP6=2001:4860:4860::8888

⁠Volume Options

Place your ftp data in /srv/docker/vsftpd/ftp/
vsftpd will serve your data from /srv/ftp

-v /srv/docker/vsftpd/ftp:/srv/ftp

vsftpd will create your log files in /log/
You may find them under /srv/docker/vsftpd/log/

-v /srv/docker/vsftpd/log:/log

⁠Run the image

Run the image using 2000-2999 as passive ports

docker run -d \
-e PASVMINPORT='2000' -e PASVMAXPORT='2999' \
-p 21:21 -p 2000-2999:2000-2999 \
-v /srv/docker/vsftpd/ftp:/srv/ftp \
-v /srv/docker/vsftpd/log:/log \
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Run the image using 2000-2999 as passive ports and enable all logging options

docker run -d \
-e XFERLOG='YES' -e VERBOSELOG='YES' \
-e PASVMINPORT='2000' -e PASVMAXPORT='2999' \
-p 21:21 -p 2000-2999:2000-2999 \
-v /srv/docker/vsftpd/ftp:/srv/ftp \
-v /srv/docker/vsftpd/log:/log \
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