MadPPC

8.  Setting up FTP
To start install the FTP Server:

apt-get -y install vsftpd

Now all we have to do is configure it:

nano /etc/vsftpd.conf

We don’t want people logging in anonymously so change “anonymous_enable=YES” to:

anonymous_enable=NO

You also want to uncomment [remove the # in front] these lines:

#local_enable=YES
#write_enable=YES

Ctrl + O, then Enter to save.  Ctrl + X to exit.  Now restart [...]

Based on a request I’m going to take you guys through setting up your own VPS for AM / IM work.  This includes setting up LAMP (Linux, Apache, MySQL, PHP).  We are going to be working with Ubuntu Linux 8.10, as it’s a fairly easy, secure setup.
Make sure you select Ubuntu 8.10 Minimal for installation.
In [...]