ProFTPD Plugin for unRAID v6.8.x

[kricker]

@SlrG

Thanks for everything you have done with this plugin. It is very much appreciated.

[kricker]

Is there any way that accessing the FTP server too much would cause it to restart? When not home I am trying to watch my media files remotely using the FTP server as my access. It seems to work quite well, but on occasion it seems I loose access to the server. It may just be random Internet issues, but would I see anything in logs somewhere?

 

[SlrG]

@kricker

I would guess that if it crashes because of heavy access over the net, it would crash locally, too. If you hammer it locally and there are no issues, I would suspect the internet connection drops.

 

Do you use a vpn to access your server? Goes this tunnel down, too and if not, does your server itself stay up or does the whole unraid server crash? By default proftpd logs to the syslog, so in theory you could look there, if there is anything unusual.

[kricker]

Thanks. I'll check the syslog. I was out of town and things acted a bit odd but I think there were internet issues. 

[SlrG]

@kricker

Please let me know, if you find anything unusual.

[DrRooo]

@SlrG 

First off thanks for everything you have done for this plugin, I am pretty much a newbie to this stuff and your support is greatly appreciated.

 

I successfully set up my ftp server following this tutorial (I did change the port from 21 to something less obvious) 

The server works perfectly on my local network, however, as soon as I try to access it from outside the local network, I get the error attached. I'm looked up the error and most issues seem to stem from a firewall or other things I don't understand. Do you know what could be causing this and if there is an easy fix?

 

[kricker]

@DrRooo

 

Have you setup the MasqueradeAddress and Passive ports in your proftp.conf file?

 

# using a DNS name
MasqueradeAddress xxxxxx.xxxxx.xxx

# NAT ports should be safe...
PassivePorts ##### #####

 

Where xxxxxx.xxxxx.xxx is your DNS name (which you can use DuckDNS to get one if you don't already have a static IP or DNS name)

 

and ##### ##### are the passive ports used to connect to the FTP server. An exampl would be something like this:

# using a DNS name
MasqueradeAddress myserver.duckdns.org

# NAT ports should be safe...
PassivePorts 50500 50525

 

Those passive ports then need to be added into your router's port forwarding to go to the local IP of your UnRaid server.

 

You also need to make sure that port 21 (or whatever you changed it to) also is directed to the UnRaid server within the router's port forwarding.

Edited March 21, 2023 by kricker

[DrRooo]

@kricker

Thanks, that was super easy, just had no idea where to start, everything works perfectly now!

[remati]

It seems Community Apps has marked this plugin as Deprecated. Any other alternatives to this plugin available?

[kricker]

It still works just fine. Just no longer being actively developed. But as they say, if it's not broke, don't fix it!

Edited September 11, 2023 by kricker

[MJA Inc.]

I thought I found the perfect ftp-tool for me and now it is in apps in Unraid not available anymore. 😢

[SlrG]

@MJA Inc.

The second install option from the first post should still work, I think.

 

@all

If anyone want's to pick up my work, you're welcome! It is open source, feel free to use it.

[oldAzzBstrd]

Why is this Masterpiece removed from Appstore ? Works flawless.

[JonathanM]

48 minutes ago, oldAzzBstrd said:

Why is this Masterpiece removed from Appstore ? Works flawless.

Because the template maintainer is no longer interested in keeping it maintained. The post directly before yours is an open invitation to anyone that wants to pick up the torch to go ahead.

 

If you want to donate your time to bring it back and maintain it, I'm sure many would be grateful.

[pixeldoc81]

On 8/17/2023 at 1:13 PM, remati said:

It seems Community Apps has marked this plugin as Deprecated. Any other alternatives to this plugin available?

I am using pure-ftpd on Docker (Community Store App) as a Replacement.

 

Works ok for me. I using it for my IP-Cameras to store the recorded Files via FTP on my Server.

[kricker]

I have switched over to the SFTPGo docker. Took a moment to setup, but it has been working great. I really like the web interface for the non FTP savvy users that sometimes need files from me. 

Edited Monday at 02:27 PM by kricker