taken from:
[http://www.berecursive.com/2011/amazon-ec2/installing-vsftpd-on-an-amazon-ec2-ubuntu-instance]
add to security group this 2 rules:
inbound
custom TCP
50000 - 51000
inbound
custom TCP
20 - 21
sudo apt-get install vsftpd
sudo vim /etc/vsftpd.conf
change:
write_enable=YES
add:
pasv_max_port=51000
pasv_min_port=50000
port_enable=YES
pasv_enable=YES
seccomp_sandbox=NO
if you dont have a user name for the ftp
sudo adduser [YOUR_USER_NAME]
passwd [PASSWORD]
sudo service vsftpd restart
use filezilla to connect