My question may sound funny to some of you since I am new to Terminal/Linux/Amazon AWS.
But how can I move (copy) the file that is stored under my personal computer to my Amazon EC2 instance?
Thank you,
You can use scp.
scp -i privateKey.pem -r ./localDir ec2-user#ip:~
To copy from ec2, reverse the command
scp -i privateKey.pem -r ec2-user#ip:~/remote-dir ./localDir
Please ec2-user with Ubuntu if you are using Ubuntu. This will copy to the home folder of the instance
Note: Please note your private key file should not have too open permissions.
chmod 400 /path/to/privateKeyFile.pem
hope this helps.
Move is different to copy. I'll assume you mean copy. The simplest way to copy files from your local machine to a running EC2 instance is to scp them. That requires you to be able to SSH to the EC2 instance. Something like this:
scp -i mykey.pem myfile.png ec2-user#ec2-01-02-03-04.compute-1.amazonaws.com:~
This assumes you're using Amazon Linux on which the default user is ec2-user. Change this as appropriate, for example to ubuntu.
I need to copy many files from a remote server (ec2-amazon) to home machine, manually with the WinSCP would take hours. I found this thread using scp to copy a file to amazon EC2 instance but I need to know how to do it the other way around (from the remote server), my basic try just to request your help:
scp ubuntu#ec2-xx-xx-xx-xx.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com:/myfiles/ -r /mypc/folder/
Of course I get:
1) Permission denied (publickey).
2) How should I give the destination in my home machine (IP address?).
I'd appreciate your help!
Zia
Steps
be in directory where xxx.pem file exists
run this command
scp -i "path to xxx.pem" -r ubuntu#ec2-xx-xx-xx-xx.us-west-2.compute.amazonaws.com:/var/www/html /path to some Downloads/
where /var/www/html is target directory in ec2 instance /path to some Downloads/ local machine download diretory
-r if it's a directory.
I am trying to copy a folder from an http source using the following statement:
FileUtils.cp_r 'http://else.repository.labs/static/lit/MDMInternalTools/', 'c:\Users\Public\Desktop\'
However I get this error:
EINVAL: Invalid argument - https://else.repository.labs/static/lit/MDMInternalTools/
If that's a folder on a server that you have access to via ssh, then you can use scp to copy individual files, or a folder with all subfolders/files, using the -r option. The command will be something like
scp -r username#http://else.repository.labs:/path/to/rails/public/static/lit/MDMInternalTools c:\Users\Public\Desktop
This is assuming you can use scp. It looks like you're in windows, you'll need a decent command-line shell where you can install ssh.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secure_copy
You can check if the server supports webdav, have an ftp or an ssh access.
Otherwise your only choice could be to use wget to get a local mirror:
wget -mk http://else.repository.labs/static/lit/MDMInternalTools/
I am trying to use my Mac Terminal to scp a file from Downloads (phpMyAdmin I downloaded online) to my Amazon EC2 instance.
The command I used was:
scp -i myAmazonKey.pem phpMyAdmin-3.4.5-all-languages.tar.gz hk22#mec2-50-17-16-67.compute-1.amazonaws.com:~/.
The error I got:
Warning: Identity file myAmazonKey.pem not accessible: No such file or directory.
Permission denied (publickey).
lost connection
Both my myAmazonkey.pem and phpMyAdmin-3.4.5-all-languages.tar.gz are in Downloads, so then I tried
scp -i /Users/Hello_Kitty22/Downloads/myAmazonKey.pem /Users/Hello_Kitty22/Downloads/phpMyAdmin-3.4.5-all-languages.tar.gz hk22#mec2-50-17-16-67.compute-1.amazonaws.com:~/.
and the error I got:
Warning: Identity file /User/Hello_Kitty22/Downloads/myAmazonkey.pem not accessible: No such file or directory.
Permission denied (publickey).
lost connection
Can anyone please tell me how to fix my problem?
p.s. there is a similar post: scp (secure copy) to ec2 instance without password
but it doesn't answer my question.
Try specifying the user to be ec2-user, e.g.
scp -i myAmazonKey.pem phpMyAdmin-3.4.5-all-languages.tar.gz ec2-user#mec2-50-17-16-67.compute-1.amazonaws.com:~/.
See Connecting to Linux/UNIX Instances Using SSH.
second directory is your target destination, don't use server name there. In other words, you don't need to mention machine name for the machine you're currently in.
scp -i /path/to/your/.pemkey -r /copy/from/path user#server:/copy/to/path
-r if it's a directory.
Your key must not be publicly viewable for SSH to work. Use this command if needed:
chmod 400 yourPublicKeyFile.pem
You should be on you local machine to try the above scp command.
On your local machine try:
scp -i ~/Downloads/myAmazonKey.pem ~/Downloads/phpMyAdmin-3.4.5-all-languages.tar.gz hk22#mec2-50-17-16-67.compute-1.amazonaws.com:~/.
Here are the details of what works for an EC2 instance:
scp -i /path/to/whatever.pem /users/me/path-to-file ec2-user#ec2-55-55-555-555.compute-1.amazonaws.com:~
Few notes for beginning:
Note the spaces between the three parameters given after the -i
scp stands for secure copy protocol. Knowing the words makes it easier to remember the command.
-i dictates that you need to give the .pem file as the next param. If there is no -i, than you do not need a .pem.
Note the :~ at the end of the destination for the EC2 instance.
I had exactly same problem, my solution was to
scp -i /path/pem -r /path/file/ ec2-user#public aws dns name: (leave it blank here)
once you done this part, get into ssh server and mv file to desired location
This just worked for me. I used a combination of two other answers to this question.
scp -i /Users/me/documents/myKP.pem -r /Users/me/desktop/testDir \
ec2-user#ec2-11-111-11-11.compute-1.amazonaws.com:/home/ec2-user/remoteDir
The "ec2-user#ec2-11-111-11-11.compute-1.amazonaws.com" is copy-and-pasted from your ec2 instance's public DNS.
Send file from Local to Server:
scp -i .ssh/awsinstance.pem my_local_file
ubuntu#XX.XXX.XXX.XXX:/home/ubuntu
Download file from Server to Local:
scp -i .ssh/awsinstance.pem
ubuntu#XX.XXX.XXX.XXX:/home/ubuntu/server_file .
scp -i ~/path to pem file/file.pem -r(for directory) /PATH OF LOCAL/localfile user#hostname:PATH OF SERVER/serverdirectory
Below SCP format works for me
scp -i /path/my-key-pair.pem ec2-user#ec2-198-51-100-1.compute-1.amazonaws.com:~/SampleFile.txt ~/SampleFile2.txt
SampleFile.txt: It will be the path from your root directory(In my case, /home/ubuntu). in my case the file which I wanted to download was at /var/www
SampleFile2.txt: It will be path of your machine's root path(In my case, /home/MyPCUserName)
So, I have to write below command
scp -i /path/my-key-pair.pem ec2-user#ec2-198-51-100-1.compute-1.amazonaws.com:~/../../var/www/Filename.zip ~/Downloads
Public DNS
scp -i /path/my-key-pair.pem /path/my-file.txt ec2-user#my-instance-public-dns-name:path/
(IPv6)
scp -i /path/my-key-pair.pem /path/my-file.txt ec2-user#\[my-instance-IPv6-address\]:path/
SCP Commend
Send File from Local To Remote Server
sudo scp -i ../Downloads/new_bb_key.pem ./dump.zip ubuntu#13.127.124.129:~/.
Send File from Remote Server To Local
sudo scp -i ~/Downloads/new_bb_key.pem ubuntu#13.127.124.129:/home/ubuntu/LatestDBdump.zip Downloads/
try to use this command
if your instance is using ubuntu
scp -i myAmazonKey.pem phpMyAdmin-3.4.5-all-languages.tar.gz ec2-user#mec2-50-17-16-67.compute-1.amazonaws.com:~/.
you can get more info about your instance from here
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/connection-prereqs.html
The process of using SCP to copy files from a local machine to an AWS EC2 Linux instance is covered step-by-step (including the points mentioned below) in this video.
To correct this particular issue with using SCP:
You need to specify the correct Linux user. From Amazon:
For Amazon Linux, the user name is ec2-user.
For RHEL, the user name is ec2-user or root.
For Ubuntu, the user name is ubuntu or root.
For Centos, the user name is centos.
For Fedora, the user name is ec2-user.
For SUSE, the user name is ec2-user or root.
Otherwise, if ec2-user and root don't work, check with your AMI provider.
Your private key must not be publicly visible. Run the following command so that only the root user can read the file.
chmod 400 /path/to/yourKeyFile.pem
Check the permissions on the .pem file...openssh usually doesn't like world-readable private keys, and will fail (iir, scp doesn't do a great job of providing this feedback to the user).
Can you simply ssh with that key to your AWS host?
First you should change the mode of .pem file from read and write mode to read only mode. This can be done just by a single command in terminal sudo chmod 400 your_public_key.pem
I tried all the suggestions mentioned above and nothing worked. I terminated the current instance, launched another one and repeated the same exact process. This time no problems. Sometimes it might be the remote ami's fault.
I would use:
scp -i "path to .pem file" "file to be copeide from local machine" username#amazoninstance: 'destination folder to copy file on remote machine'
I use SSH to connect to my Ubuntu instance. With SSH I can administer files and folders on the instance, but how do I upload files and folders from my local machine to the instance?
Is it possible to do right from SSH session, without using SFTP clients?
Just to add a bit more detail to the scp command (included in OSx and most linux/unix):
scp -i myssh.pem local_file username#200.200.200.200:/home/username
Obviously - replace the pem file with the one used for ssh access. Obviously replace "username" and "200.200.200.." with valid values for your setup.
You can try kitten utility which is a wrapper around boto3. You can easily upload/download files and run commands on EC2 server or on multiple servers at once for that matter.
kitten put -i ~/.ssh/key.pem cat.jpg /tmp [SERVER NAME][SERVER IP]
Where server name is e.g ubuntu or ec2-user etc.
This will upload cat.jpg file to /tmp directory of server
As mentioned already, I've used WinSCP, which logs me in as "ec2-user" - then make sure to adjust that user's permissions via SSH. Example:
chown -R ec2-user /path/to/files
(Authenticate as the root user first.)
Whatever folder or files you need to edit via WinSCP, allow permissions on them (otherwise you will get a permission denied error when trying to upload/edit files in WinSCP).
you cannot copy files using ssh. you can use scp/sftp.
scp if you are on linux or winscp if you are on windows
You can use this:
scp -i yourkeypair.pem source destination
This Works Fine
scp -r -i myssh.pem /local/directory remote_username#10.10.0.2:/remote/directory
-r for recursive
You could also install and set up an FTP Server, which will allow you to set up users, and directories for them to upload to. That being said, I've upvoted the above because scp/sftp is the ideal method.
The easiest way is to install webmin and user the file manager (java plugin) from your browser.
//Go to home folder
cd ~
//Download the latest version
wget http://prdownloads.sourceforge.net/webadmin/webmin-1.660-1.noarch.rpm
//install
sudo rpm -U webmin-1.660-1.noarch.rpm
//Change default password of root user
passwd
Finally, open port 10000 in the security groups
Then, log into
https://server_name:10000
with user:root password:what_you_set_before