CompleteFTP Installation Guide for Red Hat-Based Distributions

Introduction

This guide provides step-by-step instructions for installing CompleteFTP for Linux on Red Hat-based distributions such as AlmaLinux, Rocky Linux, RHEL, and CentOS.

Note for WSL Users: If you're using WSL (Windows Subsystem for Linux), ensure Linux services are enabled by following these instructions before proceeding.

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Step 1: Download the Installer

Download the .rpm installer package from our official site via this link or by executing:

wget https://enterprisedt.com/products/completeftp/download/completeftp.rpm

Then proceed to install prerequisites and CompleteFTP as described below.

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Step 2: Check if .NET is Already Installed

To check your installed .NET version, run:

dotnet --list-runtimes

If the output includes Microsoft.NETCore.App 6.0 or later, then you already have a compatible .NET version, and you can skip to Step 4.

If you see an error or no output, .NET is not installed. Proceed to Step 3.

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Step 3: Install .NET

CompleteFTP requires .NET 6 or later. These instructions use .NET 8, which is fully supported.

To install it, visit Microsoft's package repository to find the correct repo for your distro and version. Then run:

sudo dnf install -y <repository-url>
sudo dnf update -y
sudo dnf install -y dotnet-sdk-8.0  # Replace 8.0 if newer versions are recommended

Verify .NET Installation

dotnet --list-runtimes

Ensure that Microsoft.NETCore.App 6.0 (or later) appears in the output.

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Step 4: Install CompleteFTP

Now install CompleteFTP from the downloaded .rpm file:

sudo dnf install ./completeftp.rpm

Ensure you're in the same directory where you downloaded the file.

After installation, the CompleteFTP service will be installed and configured to start automatically.

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Step 5: Grant Access to CompleteFTP

To allow your user to manage the server, add yourself to the completeftp group:

sudo usermod -aG completeftp $(whoami)

Then apply the group change:

newgrp completeftp

To verify group membership:

groups

You should see completeftp listed.

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Step 6: Test the Installation

Try listing users to confirm access:

completeftp user list

If it shows the current user list, installation and access were successful.

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Step 7: Activate Your Trial for Remote Access

By default, your CompleteFTP trial server will only accept connections from localhost. To enable access from other machines, you must activate your 30-day trial license.

Follow the instructions here to activate: Activating CompleteFTP for Linux

You can activate at any time — but until you do, remote connections will be rejected.

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Managing CompleteFTP

Service Commands

sudo systemctl status completeftp     # Check status
sudo systemctl restart completeftp    # Restart
sudo systemctl stop completeftp       # Stop

Common CLI Commands

completeftp --help
completeftp user add <username>
completeftp user remove <username>
completeftp site list
sudo journalctl -u completeftp --no-pager  # View logs

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Next Steps

Refer to the Quick Tour to begin configuring and testing your CompleteFTP server. This will guide you through adding users, setting permissions, and performing basic file transfer tests.

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License

CompleteFTP is licensed software. Please refer to the license agreement included in your installation for legal and usage terms.