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I hire an Ubuntu server which I access remotely and I purchased a domain for my webpage. I am totally new to this server thing and to Ubuntu as well. What applications should I install on the server?

  • I need to transfer files to the server, I guess I would use FileZilla the same way I use it to upload files to my free website. But to have a username and password should I install an ftp server and create a user on Ubuntu?
  • My website will send automated messages to users, so do I need to install a mail server as well?
  • What other software should I install on the server apart from a firewall and an anti-virus?
  • Should I partition the hard drive (3TB) and how? How partitions should I create and in what size for what applications?

Btw I use Windows 7 on my computer, so I am basically a windows user.

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To have authorized ftp access, first you need to install ftp server like vsftpd. For authorized access to the ftp, config /etc/vsftpd.conf and set the following variables:

local_enable=YES
write_enable=YES

Now you can log in by users and get access to it's HOME folder.

To specify the home folder of for example ftp user first make new directory; and then assign folder to the ftp user:

sudo mkdir /srv/ftp
sudo usermod -d /srv/ftp ftp

Full description about ftp-server on Ubuntu is available here.

edit:
How to specify the ftp folder to http server
It is assumed that server has the LAMP-server already installed. To specify the ftp folder to the Apache you should change the configurations of Apache as described here.

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