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How to increase FTP server timeouts on Plesk for Linux?

Renan Poss Moreira

Updated January 13, 2026 19:03

kb: how-to Plesk for Linux ABT: Group B

Applicable to:

Plesk for Linux

Question

How to configure timeouts for FTP server on Plesk for Linux?

Answer

1. Connect to the server via SSH;

2. Add/Change the following parameters in /etc/proftpd.conf using text editor. For example:

CONFIG_TEXT: TimeoutNoTransfer 2400
TimeoutStalled 2400
TimeoutIdle 3800

3. Apply new settings by restarting FTP service with the following command:

# service xinetd restart

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