Here is a step-by-step tutorial to guide you through the installation of SFTPGo on Ubuntu Server:
Before installing SFTPGo, you will need:
First, update the Ubuntu package manager and install the required dependencies:
sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y git curl make gcc
SFTPGo is written in Go language, so you need to install it first. You can download Go from the official website, or install it using the following commands:
cd ~
curl -O https://storage.googleapis.com/golang/go1.17.1.linux-amd64.tar.gz
sudo tar -zxvf go1.17.1.linux-amd64.tar.gz -C /usr/local
Once the installation is done, set up the Go environment by adding the following lines to your ~/.bashrc file:
export GOPATH=$HOME/go
export PATH=$PATH:/usr/local/go/bin:$GOPATH/bin
Reload your ~/.bashrc file with the following command:
source ~/.bashrc
Clone the SFTPGo repository using the following command:
git clone https://github.com/drakkan/sftpgo.git
Change the directory to the cloned repository:
cd sftpgo
Now, build the SFTPGo binary using the following command:
make build
After a successful build, you should get a binary file named sftpgo in the bin directory.
Create a configuration file named sftpgo.json in the bin directory using your favorite text editor and configure it according to your needs. You can refer to the example configuration file provided in the config directory.
You can start SFTPGo by running the following command from the bin directory:
sudo ./sftpgo serve -config sftpgo.json
You can also start SFTPGo as a background service by creating a systemd unit file. Create a new file named sftpgo.service in the /etc/systemd/system/ directory with the following content:
[Unit]
Description=SFTPGo Service
After=network.target
[Service]
Type=simple
ExecStart=/path/to/sftpgo/bin/sftpgo serve -config /path/to/sftpgo.json
Restart=on-failure
[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target
Replace /path/to/sftpgo with the actual path to the SFTPGo installation directory and /path/to/sftpgo.json with the actual path to your configuration file.
Save the file and reload systemd configuration by running the following command:
sudo systemctl daemon-reload
Start the SFTPGo service using the following command:
sudo systemctl start sftpgo.service
You can check the status of the service using the following command:
sudo systemctl status sftpgo.service
SFTPGo is now installed and running on your Ubuntu Server. You can create new users, set up permissions, and manage your SFTP server by modifying the configuration file. Happy file transferring!
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