---
name: "jftpgw"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "jftpgw"
version: "0.13.5-1"
release: "Debian 4.0 (Etch)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/jftpgw"
---

# jftpgw(1)

an FTP application level proxy/gateway

## NAME

jftpgw - an FTP application level proxy/gateway

## SYNOPSIS

**jftpgw** \[OPTION\]...

## DESCRIPTION

This manual page documents the program **jftpgw** which is an FTP proxy/gateway that uses the FTP protocol (unlike those FTP proxies that fetch via FTP but provide the file via HTTP). You can use it to make servers behind a firewall/NAT server (masquerading server) accessible or to allow users behind such solutions to transfer files to and from the outside of the LAN.

## OPTIONS

- *-e, --encrypt*

  Start the small, built-in password creation. jftpgw will read your input password, output a crypt()ed version of this password and exit.

- *-f, --configfile FILE*

  Read FILE instead of the default configfile (instead of the built-in location)

- *-h, --help*

  Display a short help text.

- *-i, --inetd*

  Tell jftpgw that it is run from inetd. In this case it will not try to become a daemon.

- *-s, --single*

  Run only a single thread of jftpgw (you won't need this option in the normal use. It's nice for debugging, to trace the program or execute it within a debugger).

- *-t, --tcpwrap*

  Use libwrap for access control. This will disable the "normal" access control via the "access allow\|deny" directives in the configuration file. Make sure you have libwrap support compiled in (check with --version)

- *-V, -v, --version*

  Display the version number and exit.

## NOTES

Please note that the 0.13.x version is the first one that has a different configuration than the versions released previously.  The new configuration has a completely different (more flexible) configuration system and the internal structure changed a lot.

## AVAILABILITY

The latest release is available on the jftpgw homepage.

Primary site: http://www.mcknight.de/jftpgw/

## SEE ALSO

Further information can be found in the *jftpgw.conf* file. The config file contains a description and some examples for every option.

- *http://www.mcknight.de/jftpgw/*

  contains further information on how to configure the program for special purposes and a list of all configuration options.

## AUTHORS

Joachim Wieland \<joe@mcknight.de\> is the original author and current maintainer of jftpgw.