Usage of WinSCP

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WinSCP configuration video tutorial

WinSCP is a SFTP client, SCP client, FTPS client and FTP client integrated into one software program for file transfer to FTP server or secure SFTP server.

Getting WinSCP

Visit WinSCP's homepage or go directly to the download page. WinSCP is an installation-free software, just open the downloaded file.

Configuring WinSCP

Warning: For working with huge amount of data, see the Working with data topic

Version 5.15 or higher is supported

Step 1: Fill in target frontend address (list of frontends is available on this page). As File protokol you can use SFTP or SCP. Standard port for the file transfer is 22, but especially on the virtual machines there can be set different port number (e.g. 2222).

Step 2: Fill in your MetaCentrum username.

Step 3: Fill in your MetaCentrum password (leave empty if you are using Kerberos.)

Step 4: Confirm Save

Step 5: Press Login