959.js

A simple FTP server written in pure ECMAScript 6.

Features:

• User management through simple JSON configuration file
• Implements RFC 959 (but without active data transfer)
• Implements RFC 697 (CWD)
• CHMOD of files
• Working directories per user
• port ranges for passive mode
• instant configuration reloading. you do not have to restart the ftp server when you change the ftp-config.json

Planned features:

I plan implementing the following features. Pull requests are welcomed.

• configurable configuration file name
• Docker image
• Windows compatibility
• Anonymous support
• Testing...
• Remove moment.js dependency
• TLS support (FTPS, FTPES)
• RFC 2428 (IPv6)
• RFC 7151 (Virtual Hosts)
• RFC 3659

Usage

Install 959.js with the following command:

npm install -g 959.js

Then create a file named ftp-config.json in a directory which will contain the server configuration.

{}

Then you can add and remove users by using nftp add-user [YOUR_USERNAME] and answer the questions that are asked.

After this, you can start your FTP-Server like the following:

sudo nftp serve

sudo is necessary, because it has to be bound to port 21.

To configure the passive ports, server address and control port you can edit the configuration file like this:

{
    "address": "[YOUR_IP_ADDRESS]",
    "port": 21,
    "passivePorts": ["10000-11000", "1337"],
    "users": [
        // ...
    ]
}

Troubleshooting

• sudo: nftp: command not found

  If you encounter this error, then you can workaround this with the following command:

  sudo $(which nftp) serve

License

Copyright (c) 2017 Timm Decker Licensed under the MIT license.