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
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I need to download folders from amazon web services (aws) EC2. How can I do that using wget command? I am on Ubuntu and have installed aws-cli.
You can use wget only if the folder id web-accessible, you must know the path to the folder then (http://domain.com/path/to-folder)
If it is not web accessible you can use scp or rsync to get the content, e.g:
rsync -e 'ssh -i /path/to/key.pem' -av user#host.tv:~/from/ /local/path/to/
Make sure 'from' is really correct path.
Also, you may want to set up sFTP and use it as well.
I try to login using the ec2-user but for some reason the login fails:
Using the username: ubuntu I am able to login just fine, however, I don't have any privileges and I can't sudo su for the privileges to write to my files. I tried using the cyberduck terminal and send command options but sudo su doesn't work with them. Cyberduck just spins.
I don't think the ec2-user account works on recent Ubuntu AMIs, which may explain the failed login.
You can approach this in a few ways. The first is to create a new user account specifically for FTP and give it permissions only to the necessary folders. First create the user, then create a public/private key pair for non-interactive login. This will allow you to operate your FTP client like normal.
My preferred solution is to upload the files to the ubuntu home directory and then run a script as root that moves the files to the correct location. You won't have to modify the system configuration this way, but you will have to do the file transfer in two steps.
Create a staging folder in /home/ubuntu and copy the files there. Create a /home/ubuntu/copy.sh script on the server like this:
#!/bin/bash
sudo su #this will only work if sudo doesn't prompt for a password
cp -r /home/ubuntu/stage/* /var/www/html/
Then from your dev machine, call the script:
$ ssh -i ~/path/to/key.pem ubuntu#ec2.hostname.com /home/ubuntu/copy.sh
If you want to get really fancy, you could set up a git repository and use a post-receive hook to handle this all for you when you push. No need for an FTP client at all.
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'
How do I copy a folder from remote to local host using scp?
I use ssh to log in to my server.
Then, I would like to copy the remote folder foo to local /home/user/Desktop.
How do I achieve this?
scp -r user#your.server.example.com:/path/to/foo /home/user/Desktop/
By not including the trailing '/' at the end of foo, you will copy the directory itself (including contents), rather than only the contents of the directory.
From man scp (See online manual)
-r Recursively copy entire directories
To use full power of scp you need to go through next steps:
Public key authorisation
Create SSH aliases
Then, for example if you have this ~/.ssh/config:
Host test
User testuser
HostName test-site.example
Port 22022
Host prod
User produser
HostName production-site.example
Port 22022
you'll save yourself from password entry and simplify scp syntax like this:
scp -r prod:/path/foo /home/user/Desktop # copy to local
scp -r prod:/path/foo test:/tmp # copy from remote prod to remote test
More over, you will be able to use remote path-completion:
scp test:/var/log/ # press tab twice
Display all 151 possibilities? (y or n)
For enabling remote bash-completion you need to have bash-shell on both <source> and <target> hosts, and properly working bash-completion. For more information see related questions:
How to enable autocompletion for remote paths when using scp?
SCP filename tab completion
To copy all from Local Location to Remote Location (Upload)
scp -r /path/from/local username#hostname:/path/to/remote
To copy all from Remote Location to Local Location (Download)
scp -r username#hostname:/path/from/remote /path/to/local
Custom Port where xxxx is custom port number
scp -r -P xxxx username#hostname:/path/from/remote /path/to/local
Copy on current directory from Remote to Local
scp -r username#hostname:/path/from/remote .
Help:
-r Recursively copy all directories and files
Always use full location from /, Get full location/path by pwd
scp will replace all existing files
hostname will be hostname or IP address
if custom port is needed (besides port 22) use -P PortNumber
. (dot) - it means current working directory, So download/copy from server and paste here only.
Note: Sometimes the custom port will not work due to the port not being allowed in the firewall, so make sure that custom port is allowed in the firewall for incoming and outgoing connection
What I always use is:
scp -r username#IP:/path/to/server/source/folder/ .
. (dot): it means current folder. so copy from server and paste here only.
IP: can be an IP address like 125.55.41.311 or it can be host like ns1.mysite.example.
Better to first compress catalog on remote server:
tar czfP backup.tar.gz /path/to/catalog
Secondly, download from remote:
scp user#your.server.example.com:/path/to/backup.tar.gz .
At the end, extract the files:
tar -xzvf backup.tar.gz
Typical scenario,
scp -r -P port username#ip:/path-to-folder .
explained with an sample,
scp -r -P 27000 abc#10.70.12.12:/tmp/hotel_dump .
where,
port = 27000
username = "abc" , remote server username
path-to-folder = tmp/hotel_dump
. = current local directory
And if you have one hell of a files to download from the remote location and if you don't much care about security, try changing the scp default encryption (Triple-DES) to something like 'blowfish'.
This will reduce file copying time drastically.
scp -c blowfish -r user#your.server.example.com:/path/to/foo /home/user/Desktop/
Go to Files on your unity toolbar
Press Ctrl + l and write here_goes_your_user_name#192.168.10.123
The 192.168.1.103 is the host that you want to connect.
The here one example
In case you run into "Too many authentication failures", specify the exact SSH key you have added to your severs ssh server:
scp -r -i /path/to/local/key user#remote.tld:/path/to/folder /your/local/target/dir
The question was how to copy a folder from remote to local with scp command.
$ scp -r userRemote#remoteIp:/path/remoteDir /path/localDir
But here is the better way for do it with sftp - SSH File Transfer Protocol (also Secure File Transfer Protocol, or SFTP) is a network protocol that provides file access, file transfer, and file management over any reliable data stream.(wikipedia).
$ sftp user_remote#remote_ip
sftp> cd /path/to/remoteDir
sftp> get -r remoteDir
Fetching /path/to/remoteDir to localDir 100% 398 0.4KB/s 00:00
For help about sftp command just type help or ?.
I don't know why but I was had to use local folder before source server directive . to make it work
scp -r . root#888.888.888.888:/usr/share/nginx/www/example.org/
For Windows OS, we used this command.
pscp -r -P 22 hostname#IP:/path/to/Downloads ./
The premise of the question is incorrect. The idea is, once logged into ssh, how to move files from the logged-in machine back to the client that is logged in. However, scp is not aware of nor can it use the ssh connection. It is making its own connections. So the simple solution is create a new terminal window on the local workstation, and run scp that transfers files from the remote server to local machine. E.g., scp -i key user#remote:/remote-dir/remote-file /local-dir/local-file
I have a folder in my Desktop. I want to copy it to my server in Terminal.
I tried this unsuccessfully
[~/bin]# cp -r /Users/Sam/Desktop/tig-0.14.1 ~/bin/
cp: cannot stat `/Users/Sam/Desktop/tig-0.14.1': No such file or directory
[edit]
I run the command in my server. The problem seems to be in the fact that "/Users/Sam/Desktop/tig-0.14.1" is a folder in my Mac, not in my server.
Perhaps, I cannot move the folder so simply to my server because my server do not know where my folder locates.
I have always moved the folder by GUI. Is the same possible also just in terminal?
From the server:
scp -r username#A.B.C.D:~/Desktop/tig-0.14.1/ ~/bin/
username is your shortname on your local mac.
A.B.C.D is the IP address of your local mac as seen by the server.
You will be prompted for your password.
Or if you wanted to push from your local client:
scp -r ~/Desktop/tig-0.14.1/ serveruser#W.X.Y.Z:~/bin/
serveruser is the user on the server whose ~/bin you want to copy into.
W.X.Y.Z is the IP address of the server as seen by your client.
You will be prompted to enter serveruser's password.
scp is part of ssh. See 'man scp' (from the terminal) for more info.
From your Mac (not the server):
# scp -r ~/Desktop/tig-0.14.1 myUsername#myServerName:~/bin
replace myUsername and myServerName appropriately.
cp is not the correct command. Try scp instead; it has similar use and you can use it like this: (see the manual for reference)
from linux client:
scp user1#host1://Users/Sam/Desktop/tig-0.14.1 ~/bin/
if you use a windows client you can use winscp to do this in "drag&drop" style
cp: cannot stat/Users/Sam/Desktop/tig-0.14.1': No such file or directory`
That's the problem, alright: the file you're trying to copy is not where you thought, or not named what you typed. As suggested in comments you can try using tab completion at the prompt to make sure you have everything correct:
# cp /Users/Sam/Desk<TAB>
# cp /Users/Sam/Desktop/tig<TAB>
# cp /Users/Sam/Desktop/tig-0.14.1.tar.gz
Note that tig-0.14.1.tar.gz is probably the actual file name, as found in the wild...