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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nSTEP 1:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Go to the Service Configuration <\/strong>section.<\/p>\n\n\n\n STEP 2:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Click FTP Server Selection<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Here, you can see the advantages and disadvantages of using ProFTPD versus Pure-FTPD (the default). In most cases, you’ll want to stick with PureFTP.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You can also Disable <\/strong>your server’s FTP capabilities completely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n STEP 3:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Click Save<\/strong>, when finished here.<\/p>\n\n\n\n STEP 4:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Now, let’s move on to the FTP Server Configuration <\/strong>page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Each FTP server has its own configuration options, but they should be fairly similar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The first settings here relate to encrypted connections, and probably should be left as the defaults.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You can disable Anonymous Logins <\/strong>and Uploads <\/strong>here. This is recommended to increase server security, but you can leave both on, if you wish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n STEP 5:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n We’ll disable both.<\/p>\n\n\n\n You can also adjust the Maximum Idle Time<\/strong> (in minutes). Connections that haven’t done anything for this amount of time will be disconnected by the server. Adjust the Maximum Connections<\/strong> and Maximum Connections Per IP <\/strong>settings, if you wish. You probably shouldn’t set either of these too high.<\/p>\n\n\n\n By default, you can log in to any account using the root password. Disable this functionality here, if you wish.<\/p>\n\n\n\n STEP 6:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n Save <\/strong>it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Thank you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" How to choose and configure your FTP server in WHM Date -31-05-2020 WHM allows you to choose from two FTP servers, both of which have options you can configure. STEP 1: Go to the Service Configuration section. STEP 2: Click FTP Server Selection. Here, you can see the advantages and disadvantages of using ProFTPD versus Pure-FTPD (the default). ..<\/p>\n