View file File name : README.systemd Content :Using proftpd with systemd's built-in inetd functionality --------------------------------------------------------- On systemd-based systems, you can use systemd's built-in inetd functionality to start proftpd on demand. Note that this is not full "socket activation" where systemd would start a single long-running process to handle the current and subsequent connections, but a simple inetd equivalent where a new instance of proftpd is run for each new incoming connection, each session lasting until its connection drops. This makes it best suited to low-volume applications. 1. Install the files proftpd.socket and proftpd@.service from the contrib/dist/systemd directory into either the system unit directory (usually /usr/lib/systemd/system - recommended for downstream packagers) or the local unit directory (/etc/systemd/system - recommended for admins installing from source locally). 2. Set "ServerType inetd" in /etc/proftpd.conf 3. Run "systemctl enable proftpd.socket" as root to enable listening for connections at boot time. 4. Run "systemctl start proftpd.socket" as root to start listening for connections immediately.