Log in to the server, pip install pyftpdlib and type in python interpreter
from pyftpdlib.authorizers import DummyAuthorizer
from pyftpdlib.handlers import FTPHandler
from pyftpdlib.servers import FTPServer
authorizer = DummyAuthorizer()
authorizer.add_user('test', 'test37', '/some/dir/')
handler = FTPHandler
handler.authorizer = authorizer
server = FTPServer(('0.0.0.0', 5021), handler)
server.serve_forever()
Try it out
~$ ftp ftp> open X.X.X.X 5021 Connected to X.X.X.X. 220 pyftpdlib 1.4.0 ready. Name (X.X.X.X:adolgarev): test 331 Username ok, send password. Password: 230 Login successful. Remote system type is UNIX. Using binary mode to transfer files. ftp> passive Passive mode on. ftp> ls 227 Entering passive mode (X,X,X,X,X,X). 150 File status okay. About to open data connection. -rw-r--r-- 1 4001 4001 3622358 Aug 20 08:17 xxx drwxr-xr-x 3 4001 4001 4096 Jul 09 10:57 xxx -rw-r--r-- 1 4000 4000 3585261 Jul 09 12:49 xxx drwxr-xr-x 3 4000 4000 4096 Aug 20 08:35 xxx 226 Transfer complete.Even more, it is surprisingly fast, see comparison to other implementations.