File Transfer

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In many situations, administrators need a fast and easy method for deploying files to their Linode systems. These guides document basic tools that allow you to efficiently and securely transfer files between your local system and your Linux Server.


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Comparing Data Transfer Utilities

This guide presents and compares various data transfer utilities and protocols, including rclone, rsync, SCP, SFTP, and FTP/SFTP clients.

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Rsync Cross Platform Tutorial

Learn the different usages of rsync and some of the common mistakes that you avoid while using rsync.

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Transfer Files With the scp Command on Linux

Learn how to transfer files using SCP on Linux, and how SCP compares to other means of transferring files.

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What Is FTP and How Does It Work?

What is FTP? File transfer protocol makes it easy to communicate and transfer files between computers on a TCP/IP network. ✓ Learn more about FTP here!

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Install VSFTPD on Ubuntu 20.04

Learn to install a VSFTPD server on Ubuntu 20.04 for FTP file transfers.

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Transfer Files with SFTP

Learn how to use SFTP commands to transfer files to and from Linux servers.

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Transfer Files with FileZilla

Securely copying files to and from your Linode with FileZilla, a free and open source file transfer client for Linux, OS X, and Windows systems.

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Transfer Files with Cyberduck on Mac OS X

Securely copying files to and from your Linode with Cyberduck, a free and open source file transfer client for Mac OS X systems.

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Transfer Files with Filezilla on Ubuntu 9.10 Desktop

Securely copying files to and from your Linode with Filezilla, a free and open source file transfer client for Linux desktop systems.

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Transfer Files with WinSCP on Windows

Securely copying files to and from your Linode with WinSCP, a free and open source file transfer client for Microsoft Windows systems.

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Introduction to rsync

This guide provides an introduction to rsync, the incremental file transfer utility.