How to Transfer Files to or from Linux Servers with WinSCP

Follow the below steps to execute

Step 1 : Connecting to linux instance
Step 2 : Install net-tools, ssh/openssh(if it is not installed) on linux machine
Step 3 : Install winscp/ run winscp portable on windows machine
Step 4 : Connect to linux machine
Step 5 : Start using

Step 1 – Connecting to linux instance :

You can connect to a linux machine by using ssh with pem key pair or putty with ppk .Now I am connecting with a pem key using ssh terminal.

ssh -i <keyfilepath> <username>@<IP/endpoint>

ssh -i “amzlinux-keypair.pem” ec2-user@ec2-54-227-206-152.compute-1.amazonaws.com

Step 2 – Install net-tools, ssh/openssh :

Install both net-tools and ssh packages in your machine

If your linux machine is redhat , amazon linux, centos them use yum as repository

If your linux machine is ubuntu use apt-get or apt

sudo <repo> install <package-name> -y

sudo yum install net-tools -y

sudo yum install openssh -y

In my case i am using amazon linux so yum is my repository

Both the packages are already installed on my machine.

Step 3 – Install winscp/ run winscp portable on windows machine :

1. Download the winscp portable using the below link

https://winscp.net/download/WinSCP-5.21.7-Portable.zip

2. UNZIP/Extract All the WinSCP-5.21.7-Portable.zip file to a new folder

3. Open the folder where you extracted it ! and click WinSCP Application shows in that folder

4. After click on it WinSCP Application opens, next we need to connect with linux instance

Step 4 – Connect to linux machine :

1. Enter the below details

Enter Hostname : with endpoint
Port number : 22
Username : your linux username
Password : if you have enter

2. Click on Advanced > SSH > Authentication , Select the ppk key or if you do not have ppk select pem key it auto converts to ppk, select it . then next click on ok and click on login