SFTP is good enough for most purposes, but if you often need to download/upload hundreds or thousands of files at a time, you might want to configure a WebDAV server in the future and connect through that protocol.
Log In with Username and Passwordįile protocol: we'll use SFTP since it's available out of the box on the server. If you need to log in with a private key, you have to fill in all of the details mentioned below, with the exception of the Password field. In the next section you'll learn how to fill in the input fields to log in with an username and password. When you first open WinSCP, the login manager will appear, where you can fill in the connection details to your Alibaba Cloud ECS instance(s).ĭepending on how you've setup your instance, the login method will be identical to the one you're currently using to connect with your SSH client (such as PuTTY), either with an username and password or username and private key. Each step is well explained in the install wizard interface. Two panels, side by side, allow a faster and more efficient workflow than "Explorer" style.Ĭlick on Next > until the setup is complete. In the next step, we'll choose the Commander user interface style. We will do a Typical installation here since we want all the features available. After the download has finished, run the installer. Scroll down until you find the link to the setup executable. How to Install WinSCPĬlick on the following link to visit WinSCP's download page. In this tutorial we will learn how to use WinSCP, a client application that supports various transfer protocols such as FTP, SFTP, WebDAV, S3, etc.
Since the ECS instance already includes an SFTP server, that means we need an SFTP client to connect to it. SFTP is an acronym for SSH (or Secure) File Transfer Protocol. Fortunately, all of the popular Linux distributions come pre-configured on Alibaba Cloud Elastic Compute Service (ECS) instances with an SSH daemon, which includes support for secure file transfers through SFTP. If you use Windows on your local computer, as you work with remote Linux servers, you will occasionally need to transfer files between these two points. Tech Share is Alibaba Cloud's incentive program to encourage the sharing of technical knowledge and best practices within the cloud community. By Alexandru Andrei, Alibaba Cloud Tech Share Author.
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