Sending Files to and from Your Server via SSH

Prerequisites

SSH access to your server.
scp installed on your local machine (it comes pre-installed on most Unix-based systems).

Sending a File to Your Server

Ensure you have SSH access to your server:
```
ssh your_username@your_server_ip
```
Use scp to send a file from your local machine to your server:
```
scp /path/to/local/file your_username@your_server_ip:/path/to/remote/destination
```
Example

To send example.txt from your local ~/Documents directory to the /home/your_username directory on your server:
```
scp ~/Documents/example.txt your_username@your_server_ip:/home/your_username/
```
Enter your SSH password when prompted.
Verify the file transfer by logging into your server and checking the destination directory:
```
ssh your_username@your_server_ip
ls /home/your_username/
```

Downloading a File from Your Server

Ensure you have SSH access to your server:
```
ssh your_username@your_server_ip
```
Use scp to download a file from your server to your local machine:
```
scp your_username@your_server_ip:/path/to/remote/file /path/to/local/destination
```
Example

To download example.txt from the /home/your_username directory on your server to your local ~/Downloads directory:
```
scp your_username@your_server_ip:/home/your_username/example.txt ~/Downloads/
```
Enter your SSH password when prompted.
Verify the file transfer by checking the destination directory on your local machine:
```
ls ~/Downloads/
```

Additional Tips

Uploading/Downloading a Directory:

Use the -r (recursive) option to upload/download entire directories.

# Upload a directory
scp -r /path/to/local/directory your_username@your_server_ip:/path/to/remote/destination

# Download a directory
scp -r your_username@your_server_ip:/path/to/remote/directory /path/to/local/destination

Specifying a Different SSH Port:

If your SSH server uses a different port, use the -P option.

# Uploading with a specific port
scp -P 2222 /path/to/local/file your_username@your_server_ip:/path/to/remote/destination

# Downloading with a specific port
scp -P 2222 your_username@your_server_ip:/path/to/remote/file /path/to/local/destination

Get your actual system location:
- Run the pwd Command
  
  Simply type pwd and press Enter.
```
pwd
```
  Example Output
  
  If you are in your home directory, the output might look something like this:
```
/home/your_username
```

By following this tutorial, you can easily send files to and from your server via SSH using scp.

Prerequisites​

Sending a File to Your Server​

Example​

Downloading a File from Your Server​