SFTP Configuration on CentOS

It is a cheat sheet for SFTP configuration on CentOS. Long version is on DigitalOcean.

Create a User

sudo adduser xfiles
sudo passwd xfiles

Create a Directory for File Transfers

sudo mkdir -p /var/sftp/uploads
sudo chown root:root /var/sftp
sudo chmod 755 /var/sftp
sudo chown xfiles:xfiles /var/sftp/uploads

Configure SSH Deamon

sudo vi /etc/ssh/sshd_config

Match User xfiles
ForceCommand internal-sftp
PasswordAuthentication yes
ChrootDirectory /var/sftp
PermitTunnel no
AllowAgentForwarding no
AllowTcpForwarding no
X11Forwarding no

Restart SSD Deamon

sudo systemctl restart sshd

Test in the Server

sftp xfiles@localhost

Well Done!