How to Install SFTPGo on POP! OS Latest

SFTPGo is an open-source and modern FTP server software. It is designed for ease of use, security, and high performance. You can use it to transfer files securely over the network.

In this tutorial, we will show you how to install SFTPGo on POP! OS latest version.

Prerequisites

• Ubuntu/Debian-based system (POP! OS is based on Ubuntu)
• root access or a user account with sudo privileges
• SSH client (PuTTY or OpenSSH)

Step 1: Update System Packages

Before installing any new software, it is recommended to update your system packages to the latest version.

To update the system packages, run the following commands on the terminal:

sudo apt update
sudo apt upgrade

Step 2: Install Dependencies

SFTPGo requires some dependencies to be installed on the system. We need to install these packages before installing SFTPGo.

Run the following command to install the required dependencies:

sudo apt install gcc libssl-dev libpq-dev sqlite3

Step 3: Download and Extract SFTPGo

Download the latest release of SFTPGo from the official GitHub release page. You can use the following command to download the tarball file:

wget https://github.com/drakkan/sftpgo/releases/download/v2.2.0/sftpgo_2.2.0_linux_amd64.tar.gz

Extract the tarball file using the tar command:

tar -xzf sftpgo_2.2.0_linux_amd64.tar.gz

Note: Replace sftpgo_2.2.0_linux_amd64.tar.gz with the filename of the latest release.

Step 4: Install SFTPGo

To install SFTPGo, we need to copy the necessary files to the system directory.

Run the following commands to install SFTPGo:

sudo cp sftpgo /usr/local/bin/
sudo mkdir /etc/sftpgo
sudo cp example.yaml /etc/sftpgo/sftpgo.yaml
sudo cp example.sqlite /etc/sftpgo/sftpgo.sqlite

Step 5: Configure SFTPGo

To configure SFTPGo, edit the /etc/sftpgo/sftpgo.yaml file using a text editor:

sudo nano /etc/sftpgo/sftpgo.yaml

In the YAML file, you can configure various settings such as the listen IP address, port number, user authentication, etc.

Step 6: Start SFTPGo Service

To start the SFTPGo service, run the following command:

sudo sftpgo serve -config=/etc/sftpgo/sftpgo.yaml

Alternatively, you can create a systemd service file to start and manage the SFTPGo service:

sudo nano /etc/systemd/system/sftpgo.service

Add the following content to the file:

[Unit]
Description=SFTP Server
Documentation=https://github.com/drakkan/sftpgo

[Service]
User=root
Type=simple
ExecStart=/usr/local/bin/sftpgo serve -config=/etc/sftpgo/sftpgo.yaml

[Install]
WantedBy=multi-user.target

Save the file and enable the service:

sudo systemctl enable sftpgo.service
sudo systemctl start sftpgo.service

Step 7: Test SFTPGo

To test SFTPGo, you can use any SFTP client such as FileZilla, WinSCP, or sftp command-line client.

Connect to the SFTP server using the IP address, port, username, and password you have configured in the sftpgo.yaml file.

Once connected, you should be able to upload or download files securely over the network.

Conclusion

In this tutorial, we have shown you how to install SFTPGo on POP! OS latest version. You can use this server software to transfer files securely over the network with ease of use and high performance.