Resources

Secure FTP

Secure FTP server name: sftp.atmos.ucla.edu

Secure FTP (SFTP) is for transferring files on an campus computer to and from an off-campus computer. The SFTP server can also be used to upload files to Personal Webpages.

Please use the /scratch or /nobackup directories to transfer your data. Your home directory space is limited and should not be used for archiving or transfer of data. All data uploaded to these directories will be available for 30 days, after which it will be purged.

To transfer data, you will need a valid username and password. To obtain an SFTP account, please contact Prashant or James.

After obtaining an account, you may use the scp command, the sftp command, WinSCP (Windows), or CuteFTP (Mac) to transfer files. Optionally, you may use Filezilla for Linux, Mac, and Windows.

Using scp

The scp command is available from within your shell or Terminal program on Linux and OS X.

Using scp to transfer a file to the SFTP server

scp my_file.txt username@sftp.atmos.ucla.edu:

Using scp to transfer a file from the SFTP server

scp username@sftp.atmos.ucla.edu:my_file.txt .

Using scp to transfer a directory to the SFTP server

scp -r my_folder username@sftp.atmos.ucla.edu:

Using scp to transfer a directory from the SFTP server

scp -r username@sftp.atmos.ucla.edu:my_folder .

scp

Using sftp

The sftp command is available from within your shell or Terminal program on Linux and OS X. You connect to the server using the sftp command. Once connected, use command such as cd, ls, mkdir, get, and put to navigate the server's directory tree.

Using sftp to connect to the sftp server

sftp username@sftp.atmos.ucla.edu

Using sftp to transfer a file to the SFTP server

sftp> put my_file.txt

Using sftp to transfer a file from the SFTP server

sftp> get my_file.txt

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WinSCP (Windows)

You may download the WinSCP client (for Windows) free of charge from winscp.net.

  1. Download and install the WinSCP Installation Package for installation on your Windows PC.
  2. Run the WinSCP client. Use sftp.atmos.ucla.edu as the Host name and your SFTP server username and password.

    WinSCP Login

  3. Click Login.
  4. Files and folders in the left window represent the files and folders on your computer. Files and folders in the right window represent the files and folders in your home directory on the SFTP server. Browse to the desired directories on your computer and on the server. Use drag-and-drop to transfer files to or from the server.

    WinSCP

CuteFTP (Mac)

You may download the CuteFTP client (for Macintosh) free of charge from BOL software website.

  1. Download and install the CuteFTP using these installation instructions.
  2. Run the CuteFTP client. Use sftp.atmos.ucla.edu as the Host name and your SFTP server username and password.

    cuteftp mac connect

  3. Click Connect.
  4. Files and folders in the right window represent the files and folders on your computer. Files and folders in the left window represent the files and folders in your home directory on the SFTP server. Browse to the desired directories on your computer and on the server. Use drag-and-drop to transfer files to or from the server.

    cuteftp mac

For help with SFTP, please contact Jared or Prashant.