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How to enable secure FTP (FTPS) connections in Plesk for Linux

Kuzma Ivanov
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Applicable to:

  • Plesk for Linux

Question

How to enable secure FTP (FTPS) connections in Plesk for Linux?

Answer

  1. Log in to Plesk.
  2. Go to Tools & Settings > Security Policy and select one of the following options under Secure FTP:
    • Allow both secure FTPS and non-secure FTP connections will accept both FTP and FTPS connections.
    • Allow only secure FTPS connections will force FTPS connections.

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Enabling FTPS via a command-line interface

 

  1. Connect to the Plesk server via SSH.

  2. Set FTP to be FTPS only using the plesk bin server_pref utility:

    # plesk bin server_pref -u -ftp-over-ssl required

    Available options:

    • required - Allow only secure FTPS connections
    • disabled - Allow only non-secure FTP connections. Do not use FTPS
    • enabled - Allow both secure FTPS and non-secure FTP connections

 

Additional Information

By default, Plesk FTP server supports explicit FTPS only. To turn on implicit FTPS, follow these instructions:

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