WinSCP - S3 usage

WinSCP is the popular SFTP client and FTP client for Microsoft Windows! Transfer files between your local computer and remote servers using FTP, FTPS, SCP, SFTP, WebDAV or S3 file transfer protocols.

WinSCP installation

Please use the package directly from WinSCP for installation. Installation is common and no special settings are required.

WinSCP configuration

Run the tool.

The storage connection is made via Session from the main menu and the New session.

In the drop-down menu File protocol select Amazon S3.

Then insert Host name s3.clX.du.cesnet.cz where replace X with the number of the cluster associated with your S3 account. Port 443 will be pre-filled automatically. Copy access_key into the field Access key ID and secret_key into the Secret access key - you received both of these keys encrypted from the administrators.

Select Advanced settings.

The field Default region leave blank! A Style URL Path and confirm OK. Then click Connect.

Then the storage is connected and you will see a list of your buckets on the right side. Or you can start to create own buckets.