How to Install SFTPGo on FreeBSD Latest

SFTPGo is an open-source freeware FTP server that allows you to securely transfer files over a network. In this tutorial, we'll show you how to install SFTPGo on FreeBSD Latest.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, ensure you have the following:

• FreeBSD Latest installed
• Root access or sudo privileges
• Internet connectivity

Step 1: Update FreeBSD

First, update FreeBSD's package manager and its packages to ensure you have the latest version.

To do this, run the following command:

sudo pkg update && sudo pkg upgrade

Step 2: Install Dependencies

SFTPGo requires several dependencies to function correctly. We need to install them using the package manager.

To install the packages, run the following command:

sudo pkg install git go nano

Here, we need the git package to clone the SFTPGo repository, the go package to compile SFTPGo, and nano to edit configuration files.

Step 3: Clone SFTPGo

Clone SFTPGo's repository from GitHub to your FreeBSD system.

To do this, run the following command:

git clone https://github.com/drakkan/sftpgo.git

Once you've downloaded the repository, navigate to the "sftpgo" directory.

cd sftpgo

Step 4: Compile SFTPGo

Next, we need to compile SFTPGo using the go command.

To compile SFTPGo, run the following command:

go build -o sftpgo main.go

This command will create a binary file named "sftpgo" in the current directory.

Step 5: Create a User for SFTPGo

SFTPGo runs under a user account dedicated to it. Hence, we need to create a user for SFTPGo.

To create a user, use the following command:

sudo adduser --system --no-create-home --disabled-login --shell /sbin/nologin sftpgo

Here, we've created a system user account named "sftpgo" with no login privileges and no home directory.

Step 6: Configure SFTPGo

Now, we need to configure SFTPGo by editing the "sftpgo.conf" file.

To edit the configuration file, use the following command:

sudo nano sftpgo.conf

Inside the file, we need to specify:

• SFTPGo's listening address and port using the listen_addr parameter.
• The user and group under which SFTPGo will run, respectively by user and group.
• A list of users with their home directory and password using the accounts parameter.

For example:

listen_addr: "0.0.0.0:22"
user: "sftpgo"
group: "sftpgo"

accounts:
- user1:
    password: "password1"
    home_dir: "/home/user1"
- user2:
    password: "password2"
    home_dir: "/home/user2"

Here, we've set SFTPGo to listen on all the network interfaces on port "22". We've also created two accounts with their home directory and password.

Once you've finished editing the file, save it and exit the editor.

Step 7: Start SFTPGo

Finally, start SFTPGo by running the sftpgo binary with the configuration file as an argument.

To do this, run the following command:

sudo ./sftpgo --config sftpgo.conf

If everything is correct, SFTPGo will start, and you'll be able to connect to it using an SFTP client.

That's it! You've successfully installed and configured SFTPGo on FreeBSD Latest.

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