Prerequisites for Setting Up an SFTP Server:
- Linux Machine
- User with root privileges to install required packages
- SSH service is installed
Steps Involved:
-> Log in to the Linux machine and check the status of the SSH service.
-> Create SFTP Group and User.
-> Create a directory to store SFTP data.
-> Verify the ownership and permissions of the sftp-data directory and modify it as below.
-> Create a new directory under /sftp-data and grant necessary permissions for sftpusers to upload and download files.
-> Open the SSH configuration file and include the following lines
vi /etc/ssh/sshd_config
-> Additionally, uncomment the following lines in the SSH configuration file.
MaxSessions 10
MaxStartups 10:30:100
-> Restart the SSH service.
-> Connect to the sftp server using winscp and test the connection by uploading/downloading any files.
