diff --git a/functions/ftp_server.sh b/functions/ftp_server.sh
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..8aadadac
--- /dev/null
+++ b/functions/ftp_server.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+port=7777
+
+# Check if the port is in use
+if nc -z localhost $port; then
+    zenity --error --no-wrap \
+        --window-icon="/app/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps/net.retrodeck.retrodeck.svg" \
+        --title "RetroDECK - FTP Server" \
+        --text="Port $port is already in use. Please stop any services on that port and try again."
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# Start FTP server on port $port
+nohup vsftpd /app/retrodeck/ftp/vsftpd.conf &
+
+# Get the PID of the FTP server process
+ftp_pid=$!
+
+# Function to stop the FTP server
+stop_ftp_server() {
+    kill -9 $ftp_pid
+    exit 0
+}
+
+# Create a Zenity window with only the "Stop" button
+zenity --icon-name=net.retrodeck.retrodeck --info --no-wrap \
+      --window-icon="/app/share/icons/hicolor/scalable/apps/net.retrodeck.retrodeck.svg" \
+      --title "RetroDECK - FTP Server" \
+      --text="FTP server started on port $port, pointing to:\n$rdhome\nPress Stop to terminate the server." --ok-label="Stop" || stop_ftp_server
+
+# If the user clicks "Stop", call the function to stop the FTP server
+stop_ftp_server
diff --git a/net.retrodeck.retrodeck.yml b/net.retrodeck.retrodeck.yml
index f6a9075f..84ae3506 100644
--- a/net.retrodeck.retrodeck.yml
+++ b/net.retrodeck.retrodeck.yml
@@ -285,87 +285,31 @@ modules:
   - rd-submodules/shared-modules/glew/glew.json
 
   # FTP Server
-  # https://github.com/flathub/eu.ithz.umftpd
+  # TODO: address
 
-  - name: umftpd
+  - name: vsftpd
     buildsystem: simple
     build-commands:
-      - pip3 install --prefix=/app --no-index --find-links="file://${PWD}" --ignore-installed setuptools
-      - pip3 install --prefix=/app --no-index --find-links="file://${PWD}" .
-      - mv flatpak/app/* /app/
+      - ar -x vsftpd*.deb
+      - rm -f vsftpd*.deb
+      - tar -xf data.tar.zst
+      - rm -f control.tar.gz data.tar.zst debian-binary
+      - cp -r usr/* ${FLATPAK_DEST}
+      - rm -rf usr lib etc
+      - mkdir -p ${FLATPAK_DEST}/retrodeck/ftp
+      - cp virtual_users.txt vsftpd.conf ${FLATPAK_DEST}/retrodeck/ftp
+      - cp ftp_server.sh /app/libexec
+      - chmod +x /app/libexec/ftp_server.sh
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+      - type: file
+        url: http://de.archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/pool/main/v/vsftpd/vsftpd_3.0.5-0ubuntu1_amd64.deb
+        sha256: 248582c4511ceaab5fd0d7f28d3a95af1a946a83bffe1a36d1accb72d99c2cf8
+      - type: file
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+      - type: file
+        path: tools/ftp/vsftpd.conf
+      - type: file
+        path: functions/ftp_server.sh
 
   # ES-DE - START
   # https://gitlab.com/es-de/emulationstation-de
diff --git a/tools/configurator.sh b/tools/configurator.sh
index a8ca2431..f9ddc809 100644
--- a/tools/configurator.sh
+++ b/tools/configurator.sh
@@ -575,7 +575,7 @@ configurator_retrodeck_tools_dialog() {
   ;;
 
   "Start FTP Server" )
-    umftpd
+    source /app/libexec/ftp_server.sh
   ;;
 
   "" ) # No selection made or Back button clicked
diff --git a/tools/ftp/config.json b/tools/ftp/config.json
deleted file mode 100644
index dfb56ae5..00000000
--- a/tools/ftp/config.json
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,11 +0,0 @@
-{
-    "username": "retrodeck",
-    "directory": "RETRODECKHOMEDIR",
-    "readonly": false,
-    "info": {
-      "last": {
-        "iso": "2023-10-18T13:04:05.711637+02:00",
-        "unix": 1697627045.711637
-      }
-    }
-  }
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tools/ftp/virtual_users.txt b/tools/ftp/virtual_users.txt
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..15f36fd0
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/ftp/virtual_users.txt
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+retrodeck:retrodeck
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/tools/ftp/vsftpd.conf b/tools/ftp/vsftpd.conf
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..1427e46b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tools/ftp/vsftpd.conf
@@ -0,0 +1,17 @@
+# vsftpd config file
+
+anonymous_enable=NO
+virtual_users=YES
+userlist_file=/app/retrodeck/ftp/virtual_users.txt
+userlist_enable=YES
+userlist_deny=NO
+write_enable=YES
+local_root=RETRODECKHOMEDIR
+chroot_local_user=YES
+local_umask=000
+listen_port=777
+xferlog_enable=YES
+xferlog_file=RETRODECKHOMEDIR/.logs/ftp.log
+log_ftp_protocol=YES
+ftpd_banner=Welcome to RetroDECK
+force_dot_files=YES
\ No newline at end of file