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Overview
These instructions are for using two graphical SFTP clients (WinSCP for Windows; Cyberduck for macOS) to transfer files between your personal computer and your Indiana University Pages account on ssh-pages.iu.edu
. Your Pages files are located in your web
directory and its subdirectories.
ssh-pages.iu.edu
from outside the IU network, use VPN.
WinSCP (Windows)
For information about downloading and installing WinSCP, see SFTP clients recommended for use at IU. Once WinSCP is installed on your computer:
- Launch WinSCP, and then, in the "Login" window:
- On the left, click .
- On the right:
- In the "Host name" field, enter
ssh-pages.iu.edu
- In the "User name" field, enter your IU username.
- In the "Password" field, enter your IU passphrase.
- In the "Host name" field, enter
- At the bottom, click .
- When WinSCP establishes the connection, you will see your local computer's file system displayed in the left pane and your
web
directory on Pages in the right pane:- To upload files and folders from your computer to your
web
directory, in the left pane, click to select the desired items, and then drag and drop them into the right pane. - To download files and folders from your
web
directory to your computer, in the right pane, select the desired items, and then drag and drop them into the left pane.
- To upload files and folders from your computer to your
Cyberduck (macOS)
For information about downloading and installing Cyberduck, see SFTP clients recommended for use at IU. Once Cyberduck is installed on your computer:
- Launch Cyberduck, and then, in the upper left, click ; alternatively, from the menu, select .
- At the top of the sheet that appears, from the drop-down menu, select
- In the "Server" field, enter
ssh-pages.iu.edu
. - In the "Username" field, enter your IU username.
- In the "Password" field, enter your IU passphrase.
, and then:
- In the "Server" field, enter
- To log into a directory other than your home directory, at the bottom of the sheet, click
~/web
).
. In the "Path:" field, type the directory name (for example, - Click
The first time you connect to a remote server, Cyberduck displays an "unknown host key" warning. Click
to continue.
.
- When Cyberduck establishes the connection, you will see a window displaying the contents of your
web
directory on Pages:- To upload files and folders from your computer to your
web
directory, in a Finder window, select the desired items, and then drag and drop them into the Cyberduck window. - To download files and folders from your
web
directory to your computer, in the Cyberduck window, select the desired items, and then drag and drop them into a Finder window.
- To upload files and folders from your computer to your
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