vsftpd

What it does

Access controls

It offers per-user configuration, bandwidth throttling, per-source-IP configuration, and per-source-IP limits.checked 11 Oct 2026

Best fit

The site recommends vsftpd for users prioritizing security, performance, or stability.checked 11 Oct 2026

Configurability limit

The site says users who need the configurability of more feature-heavy FTP servers may prefer a different server.checked 11 Oct 2026

Documentation

The project provides online source and documentation, including a manual page listing configuration options.checked 11 Oct 2026

Encryption

The site describes encryption support through SSL integration and says TLS 1.2 or later is required by default in the 3.0.4 release notes.checked 11 Oct 2026

Latest release

The site lists vsftpd 3.0.5 as the latest release.checked 11 Oct 2026

Networking

IPv6 is listed as supported.checked 11 Oct 2026

Networking and encryption

It supports IPv6 and encryption through SSL integration.checked 11 Oct 2026

Operation modes

It can run standalone or through inetd.checked 11 Oct 2026

Purpose

vsftpd is a GPL-licensed FTP server for UNIX systems, including Linux.checked 11 Oct 2026

Release

The site identifies v3.0.5 as the latest release and links to its source archive.checked 11 Oct 2026

Release cadence

The site says releases are infrequent because bug reports are infrequent and notes that the FTP protocol is sunsetting.checked 11 Oct 2026

Release verification

The site advises checking GPG signatures when downloading releases.checked 11 Oct 2026

Sandboxing

The site says vsftpd 3.0.0 introduced a restrictive seccomp filter sandbox.checked 11 Oct 2026

Security design

The project says it uses capabilities and chroot and avoids overusing root.checked 11 Oct 2026

Setup options

It supports virtual IP configurations, virtual users, and standalone or inetd operation.checked 11 Oct 2026

Support

The maintainer suggests reading the FAQ and says he can answer only a small percentage of email; an IRC channel is also listed.checked 11 Oct 2026

TLS updates

The site says version 3.0.4 requires TLSv1.2 or later by default and supports ALPN and optional SNI checks.checked 11 Oct 2026

Tradeoff

The site says users who need the configurability of more feature-heavy FTP servers may prefer another server.checked 11 Oct 2026

Traffic controls

Bandwidth throttling is listed as a feature.checked 11 Oct 2026

Virtual users

It supports virtual users and virtual IP configurations.checked 11 Oct 2026

What it does

vsftpd is a GPL-licensed FTP server for UNIX systems, including Linux.checked 11 Oct 2026