HOW TO TRANSFER FILES FROM EC2 INSTANCE/SERVER TO LOCAL HOST/CLIENT AND VICE VERSE
What is scp? scp (secure copy) SCP is a widely used tool in the Linux community for securely transferring files between systems, especially in server and network administration scenarios. It is a command-line utility, which means it can be automated and scripted for more efficient file transfers.SCP uses the SSH (Secure Shell) protocol to authenticate and encrypt data during transfer, making it a secure alternative to other file transfer protocols like FTP.
COPYING FROM SERVER TO LOCAL MACHINE
To copy from ec2 instance to local, you can use the below command. You will be running this command on the local machine command line.
scp -i <pem file> ec2-user@<ip_address>:<file_to_copy_from_instance> <destination_in_local>
Example : scp -i kpair.pem ubuntu@13.233.85.7:/home/ubuntu/filefromsserver.html . (Here " . " indicates to copy the file in my current directory)
COPYING FROM LOCAL MACHINE TO SERVER
To copy from local to ec2 instance, you can use the below command. You will be running this command on the local machine command line.
scp -i <pem file> <file_to_copy_from_local> ec2-user@<ip_address>:<location_in_the_instance>
Example : scp -i kpair.pem demofile.html ubuntu@13.233.85.7:/home/ubuntu