Built in ftp server, I want to use it, but do not think I can

I enabled the ftp server, I want to use it, I am not sure it is up to the task.
With it on, users can ftp in just fine, I set the ftp settings to log ftp users into their home directory. I plan on having 1000's of ftp users, and they do not all need to get home directories.
I created a sharing only account, and changed their home path to /Library/WebServer/Documents/them
I also changed their shell to /sbin/nologin
This did not work, they were not allowed to login, nothing at all in the logs either.
So I move to a standard user, and then they can login, as long as I do not change the shell they use. I do not want them to have ssh access.
I ended up just hand configuring the ftp server, which means I am not going to be able to use Server Admin, or it will mess up my settings. I really do not want to create system users for ftp accounts anyway. Ideally, I could create ftp users with TLS, but I do not see that as an option, and OS X does not seem to be simple to set up ssh chroot, so that is not an option either.
Suggestions on a shared hosting machine?

Apple's implementation of lukemftp isn't very robust for hosting needs. They have spent little effort on crafting the GUI to support multiple accounts (via WGM) pointing to the same domain space, or paths within a sandbox (say you want to craft a second account to point to a subdirectory of a site --not with Apple's exceptionally primitive GUI in this regard). Apple also hasn't spent any effort to update their website for OS components: http://www.apple.com/opensource/, so this isn't really on their radar. Many hosting companies have begged Apple to address these issues ... going back many years. The results of their attentiveness is the product you now have.
You should take a few minutes to post your wishes, and your disappointments, via the feedback tool within the Server Admin menu.
Then follow Alex's suggestion to consider pureftpd.

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