This guide explains how to securely transfer files between your machine and the server of the Web hosting using the SCP protocol (secure copy command).

Preamble

• To function, the SCP command requires:
  1. a source: a file/folder to transfer
  2. a destination: FTP server address for the transfer
• The data is automatically encrypted by SCP during the transfer.

Copy a local file to the server

Prerequisites

• To get the FTP server address:
  1. Click here to access the management of your product on the Infomaniak Manager (need help?).
  2. Click directly on the name assigned to the relevant product.
  3. Click on FTP / SSH in the left sidebar.
  4. The host server address is displayed at the top left:
     
• To get the destination folder path:
  1. Click here to access the management of your product on the Infomaniak Manager (need help?).
  2. Click directly on the name assigned to the relevant product.
  3. Click on More information (in the Information section):
     
  4. Copy the absolute path.
  5. Complete the absolute path with the desired destination folder.

Next, to copy a file from your machine, the command is as follows:

scp localmachine/path_to_the_file username@ftp_server_adress:/path_to_remote_directory

To copy an entire directory from your machine, you need to adjust the command as follows:

scp -r localmachine/path_to_the_file username@ftp_server_adress:/path_to_remote_directory

The entire folder will be transferred to your server.

To copy the contents of an entire directory from your machine, you need to adjust the command as follows:

scp -r localmachine/path_to_the_file/* username@ftp_server_adress:/path_to_remote_directory