{"id":18131,"date":"2024-05-24T14:51:43","date_gmt":"2024-05-24T14:51:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hostvento.com\/kb\/web-hosting\/how-to-change-ftp-servers-in-whm\/"},"modified":"2024-06-17T03:35:15","modified_gmt":"2024-06-17T03:35:15","slug":"how-to-change-ftp-servers-in-whm","status":"publish","type":"docs","link":"https:\/\/www.hostvento.com\/kb\/docs\/hosting-faqs\/how-to-change-ftp-servers-in-whm\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Change FTP Servers in WHM?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Two kinds of FTP servers are supported by the VPS installation that you control using WHM: ProFTPD and PureFTPD. They both do the identical task of uploading and downloading files from the server. However, due to differences in their architecture, the two FTP servers offer distinct features and performances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">To Select FTP Servers in WHM<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>1. Log in to the WHM dashboard with the root account.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>2. Select the&nbsp;<strong>Service Configuration<\/strong>&nbsp;option from the&nbsp;menu.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostvento.com\/kb\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/whm_service_configuration.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12022\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>3. Click on&nbsp;<strong>FTP Server Selection<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostvento.com\/kb\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/whm_ftp_serv_sel.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12023\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>The selection window will appear. You can choose between the&nbsp;<strong>ProFTPD<\/strong>&nbsp;and&nbsp;<strong>PureFTPD<\/strong>&nbsp;servers after you read their&nbsp;<strong>Advantages<\/strong>,&nbsp;<strong>Disadvantages&nbsp;<\/strong>and&nbsp;<strong>Notes<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here is brief information about the two FTP servers to help you decide:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">PureFTPD<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It is a default option for the FTP Server.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You can log in to it faster.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It operates on lesser server resources.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>More secure.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You can get virtual access to the server on any IP address.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It is compatible with virtual user quotas.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It works well with software RAID systems.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It does not support TLS 1.0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">ProFTPD<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>It offers more options for configurations.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It supports TCPwrappers-based access controls.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You can use .ftpaccess files for per-directory access controls with it.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It requires more disk storage.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>You do not get login notifications.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>It does not have brute force protection.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>4. Select the FTP Server you want to deploy by clicking the radio button next to it.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hostvento.com\/kb\/hosting-faqs\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/whm_ftpd_save.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-12025\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>5. Click&nbsp;<strong>Save<\/strong>&nbsp;to deploy the server.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The installation process will commence. After a while, WHM will have successfully deployed the FTP server.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two kinds of FTP servers are supported by the VPS installation that you control using WHM: ProFTPD and PureFTPD. They both do the identical task of uploading and downloading files from the server. However, due to differences in their architecture, the two FTP servers offer distinct features and performances. 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