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DefaultAddress

Name

DefaultAddress -- Set the address for the server to listen on

Synopsis

DefaultAddress [ dns-names|ip-addresses seperated with spaces]

Default

none

Context

server config

Module

mod_core

Compatibility

1.2.7rc1 and later

Description

This directive sets the the address the main server instance will bind to, the default behaviour is to select whatever IP the system reports as being the primary IP.

Starting with ProFTPD 1.3.0rc1 it's possible to use more than one FQDN or IP Address. With this change the old Bind directive has been deprecated.

See also

VirtualHost

Examples

ServerName "Default FTP Server"
Port 21

# We want the main server instance to listen on a specific IP
DefaultAddress 192.168.10.30

## Since 1.3.0rc1 it's also possible to use the following:
# DefaultAddress 192.168.10.30 my.domain.tld

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