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One-click VPS app · Linux FTP serverPure-FTPd VPS hosting.
Install Pure-FTPd in one click on your KVM VPS: FTPS-ready, full root access, online in minutes, locations in Europe & America.
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Pure-FTPdConfigure yourself
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DDoS protection
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What is Pure-FTPd?
Run Pure-FTPd as your own FTP server on a KVM VPS.
Pure-FTPd gives clients, colleagues and devices one fixed address for uploads and downloads: a scanner drops PDFs into a shared folder, an agency client picks up final assets, an IP camera archives its footage overnight. On ZAP-Hosting, the open-source FTP server installs with one click on your own KVM VPS, with FTPS encryption available and every user locked into their own directory.
Because the VPS is yours with full root access, you decide how Pure-FTPd behaves: how many sessions it accepts per IP, whether logins must use TLS, which passive port range it opens and which folder each account lands in. Next to it you can run SFTP over SSH, rsync jobs or other apps from the One-Click Apps catalog, instead of paying per user on a shared FTP platform.
Pure-FTPd features
What your Pure-FTPd VPS handles for you
Encrypted FTPS transfers, separate logins per client and scripts that run after every upload — all configurable from your own root shell.
Upload-triggered scripts
Every finished upload can be renamed, checked or moved automatically with pure-uploadscript.
FTP and FTPS file transfers
Clients move files with any standard FTP client, encrypted via TLS when you require it.
Virtual users without system accounts
Every client gets their own login without touching Linux system users, managed with pure-pw.
Live session overview
See who is connected and what they are transferring right now, via pure-ftpwho.
Full root and SSH access
Tune every Pure-FTPd option yourself, from TLS level to passive ports, over SSH.
Chroot and connection limits
Each account stays in its own folder, and per-IP limits stop one client hogging slots.
Locations in Europe and America
Your server. Your location.
4 data centers in Europe and America — choose the location closest to your users.
Europe
FFM/Eygelshoven
America
Dallas
Los Angeles
Ashburn
Inside Pure-FTPd
What you can configure in Pure-FTPd
Pure-FTPd is a lean, security-focused FTP server: virtual users with their own home folders, selectable TLS levels and passive ports you define yourself.
Open-source FTP serverFTP and FTPSBuilt for many accountsLightweight footprint
Pure-FTPd
Accounts
Pure-FTPd
Virtual FTP accounts
Create FTP logins with pure-pw instead of Linux system users. Each account gets a username, a hashed password and its own settings, stored in a separate user database that you rebuild with a single command after changes.
One login per clientHashed passwordspure-pw user databaseOptional disk quotas
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Pure-FTPd on your VPS in minutes — no complicated setup.
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FAQ
Frequently asked questions about Pure-FTPd
Answers to the most important questions before you start.
You only pay for the VPS plan. Pure-FTPd is free, open-source software, and the one-click install is included. Plans are tiered by RAM, CPU cores and storage, and the current price of every tier is shown live in the pricing section on this page. For an FTP server, storage is usually the deciding factor.
- No license fee for Pure-FTPd
- Price depends on VPS package, term and location
Order a VPS, open One-Click Apps in your dashboard and deploy Pure-FTPd with one click. The server is ready within minutes. After that, create your FTP users, set a passive port range and allow it in the firewall. With full root access you can also edit the configuration over SSH at any time. One-Click Apps guide in the Help Center
- One-click deploy from One-Click Apps
- Full root access for custom settings
Two: the FTP control port and the passive port range Pure-FTPd uses for data transfers. The VPS dashboard firewall has a ready-made FTP preset for the control port. Add the passive range as a separate rule that exactly matches the range set in Pure-FTPd. If directory listings fail in your FTP client, a missing passive rule is the most common cause. Firewall guide in the Help Center
- FTP preset for the control port
- Custom rule for the passive range
Yes. Pure-FTPd supports FTP over TLS (explicit FTPS) and lets you choose how strict it is: TLS optional, required for every login, or enforced for logins and data transfers. Start with a self-signed certificate or use a Let's Encrypt certificate for your own domain. Clients such as FileZilla, WinSCP or lftp connect in FTP-over-TLS mode.
- Selectable TLS levels
- Self-signed or Let's Encrypt certificate
Pure-FTPd needs very little CPU and RAM, so even the smallest plan handles a handful of users comfortably. Choose your plan mainly by storage: how much data stays on the server and how many files your clients upload. If you also run other apps on the same VPS, plan extra RAM for them.
- Small footprint for Pure-FTPd itself
- Storage is the main sizing factor
Yes, cancel anytime. You choose a term when ordering, and a cancellation takes effect at the end of the current term, so your FTP server stays online until then. Download any files you want to keep before the term ends.
- Cancel anytime in your dashboard
- Server runs until the end of the term
No. Pure-FTPd speaks FTP and FTPS (FTP over TLS). SFTP is a different protocol that runs over SSH. Your VPS can do both: use Pure-FTPd for clients and devices that expect FTP or FTPS, and SFTP over SSH for admin access or users who prefer it. SFTP guide in the Help Center
- Pure-FTPd: FTP and FTPS
- SFTP: runs separately over SSH
You choose from ZAP-Hosting locations in Europe and America when you order. Pick the one closest to the people and devices that upload to your FTP server. For example, many teams in North America start with Ashburn, Dallas or Los Angeles.
- Locations in Europe and America to choose from
- Pick the region closest to your users
Any more questions?
Contact SupportZAPX Dashboard
Manage your Pure-FTPd VPS in one dashboard
Watch resource usage, open the console and manage firewall rules for your FTP server right in the ZapX panel.
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VPS DDoS Manager tab
VPS DDoS Manager tab
ZapX AI Agent
Answers for your Pure-FTPd setup in plain language
Ask about passive mode errors, TLS settings or user management and get step-by-step explanations for your VPS. You decide what to change.
Passive mode errorsTLS setupUser managementFirewall rules
The ZapX AI Agent is part of ZapX Pass and advises across every supported service. You stay in control of every change.
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Why does my FTP client say the directory listing failed?
Usually the passive data connection is blocked.
What should I check?
I'll show you how to compare the passive range in Pure-FTPd with your firewall rules.
Performance
Measured VPS performance for file transfers
The measured values show how much disk and network throughput is available when several clients upload large files to Pure-FTPd at the same time.
Top-tier Performance
High-performance VPS, CPU model depends on the location
ZAP-HostingPowerful server CPUs
Typical budget VPSHardware varies
Typical VPS plans without a published host CPU
confirmed 2026-07-01
Standard CPUPowerful server CPUs, model depends on the location
StorageEnterprise NVMe U.3, Ceph
Support24/7 AI + escalation
Use cases
Who runs Pure-FTPd on a VPS
From agencies swapping files with clients to scanners and cameras that only speak FTP — four setups where your own FTP server pays off.
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Manage your FTP VPS on the go
Check your Pure-FTPd VPS status, restart it or review resource usage from your phone — handy when a client reports a failed upload.
Server status and live usage at a glance
Restart your VPS with one tap
Manage your services wherever you are
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