# Could Nginx stream support FTP PASSIVE?

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/could-nginx-stream-support-ftp-passive/243550>\
**Category:** NGINX\
**Created:** [December 3, 2015, 7:12am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/could-nginx-stream-support-ftp-passive/243550 "2015-12-03T07:12:25Z")\
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**Author:** ![Sadaf\_N](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/858c86/32.png) [@Sadaf\_N](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Sadaf_N)\
**Post date:** [December 3, 2015, 7:12am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/could-nginx-stream-support-ftp-passive/243550/1 "2015-12-03T07:12:25Z")

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Dears,  
Could Nginx stream support FTP PASSIVE?

#er nobody;  
worker\_processes 4;

#error\_log logs/error.log;  
#error\_log logs/error.log notice;  
#error\_log logs/error.log info;

#pid logs/nginx.pid;

events {  
worker\_connections 1024;  
}

stream  
{  
upstream port21  
{  
server 10.122.x.x:21 weight=1;  
server 10.122.x.xx:21 weight=1;  
}  
server  
{ listen 21;  
proxy\_connect\_timeout 60;  
proxy\_pass port21;  
}  
}  
BR  
Felix zhang

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**Author:** ![Felix\_HT1\_Zhang](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/e480ec/32.png) [@Felix\_HT1\_Zhang](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/Felix_HT1_Zhang)\
**Post date:** [December 3, 2015, 4:06pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/could-nginx-stream-support-ftp-passive/243550/2 "2015-12-03T16:06:23Z")

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Passive ports are dynamically allocated, so FTP with the stream module  
is  
unlikely to work at all.