FTP Server

A simple FTP server, using vsftpd.

How to use this image

Start a FTP Server instance

To start a container, with data stored in /data on the host, use the following:

... via docker run

docker run \
	--detach \
	--env FTP_PASS=123 \
	--env FTP_USER=user \
	--env PUBLIC_IP=192.168.0.1 \
	--name my-ftp-server \
	--publish 20-21:20-21/tcp \
	--publish 40000-40009:40000-40009/tcp \
	--volume /data:/home/user \
	garethflowers/ftp-server

... via docker compose

services:
    ftp-server:
        container_name: my-ftp-server
        environment:
            - PUBLIC_IP=192.168.0.1
            - FTP_PASS=123
            - FTP_USER=user
        image: garethflowers/ftp-server
        ports:
            - "20-21:20-21/tcp"
            - "40000-40009:40000-40009/tcp" # For passive mode
        volumes:
            - "/data:/home/user"

Configuration

Ports

Port	Required?	Description	Config
21	Required	The default port that FTP listens on.	listen_port
20	Required	The default port for PORT connections to originate.	ftp_data_port
40000 40009	Optional	The min and max ports to use for PASV connections to originate.	pasv_min_port pasv_max_port

Environment Variables

Variable	Default Value	Description
FTP_PASS	bar	The FTP password
FTP_USER	foo	The FTP username
UID	1000	User ID for the $FTP_USER user
GID	1000	Group ID for the $FTP_USER user
PUBLIC_IP	0.0.0.0	Public IP address to use for Passive connections.

License

• This image is released under the MIT License.