setting up an FTP server on the pi

I needed local ftp to my Raspberry Pi, after a little googling, I decided to go with VSFTPD. This is how I did it.

First, install the package:

sudo apt-get install vsftpd

Then edit the config file:

nano /etc/vsftpd.conf

Edit or uncomment the following lines to secure VSFTPD

Anonymous_enable=NO
Local_enable=YES
Write_enable=YES
Ascii_upload_enable=YES
Ascii_download_enable=YES

Restart the server:

/etc/init.d/vsftpd restart

Original reference here: http://www.instantsupportsite.com/self-help/raspberry-pi/raspberry-install-ftp/