uFTP server
The facts below are what the maker publishes about uFTP server, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From uFTP server's own pricing page, checked 11 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| uFTP server | Free | Open source FTP server · MIT license |
The facts
Each one read from uFTP server's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Architecture support
- The wiki says uFTP runs across Linux distributions and architectures including x86, x64, and ARM.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Authentication
- PAM authentication using the system password files is an optional build feature.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Authentication limitation
- The supported FTP commands page says AUTH is not yet implemented and the supported authentication method is plain text.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Brute force protection
- The server can ban an IP address for five minutes after the configured number of failed logins.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Connection limits
- Configuration supports a maximum total connection count and a per-IP connection limit.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Deployment
- The server uses one binary and one configuration file and can be compiled statically.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Encryption
- The server supports TLS encrypted connections, with TLS-enabled x32 and x64 binaries listed in its installation instructions.checked 10 Oct 2026
- FTP client compatibility
- The product homepage says it is compatible with all main FTP clients.checked 10 Oct 2026
- FTP commands
- The command documentation says AUTH is not yet implemented and the supported authentication method is plain text.checked 11 Oct 2026
- FTP operations
- Documented commands include file listing, upload, download, directory changes, deletion, rename, and SITE CHMOD.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- The maker says uFTP is compatible with all main FTP clients.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- The wiki describes the server as suited to embedded Linux developers and small distributions, including initramfs bootloaders.checked 11 Oct 2026
- IPv6
- The wiki states that IPv6 is supported.checked 10 Oct 2026
- License
- The project is distributed under the MIT license, which permits reuse in commercial applications.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- uFTP is a lightweight FTP server written in C for Unix/Linux and POSIX compliant operating systems.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Setup and documentation
- The vendor recommends installing from source and provides an official wiki with installation, configuration, and command documentation.checked 10 Oct 2026
- Support and documentation
- The project provides an official documentation wiki; its author page identifies Ugo Cirmignani as the project author.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Transfer security
- TLS support is available, but enabling it requires compiling with OpenSSL support.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Use case
- The project describes the server as suited to small distributions and initramfs bootloaders, including embedded Linux applications.checked 10 Oct 2026
- User access
- Each configured FTP user can be assigned a home directory, and administrators can block users from logging in.checked 11 Oct 2026
The company
- Maker
- The author page names Ugo Cirmignani as the uFTP author.checked 10 Oct 2026
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