What is the WinSCP Tool?

What is the WinSCP Tool?

WinSCP is a free Desktop Application for Windows which allows to manage remote files for a wide variety of protocols including S3 compatible Object Storage. Please follow the installation instructions described here if you're interested in using the tool. You will need the following information to install the tool:

  • access_key
  • secret_key
  • Contabo's S3 URL

How do I configure WinSCP to use with Contabo's Object Storage?

  1. Create a new login via Session -> New Session, it should look like the following screenshot:

    settings
  2. Choose Amazon S3 as file protocol
  3. Specify the below settings:
    In the field Host name enter the S3 URL. Please make sure to enter it without https://.
    In the field Access key ID put your access_key, e.g. 82046e8110804a43bf29c1ae426a724d.
    In the field Secret access Key put your secret_key, e.g. 82e69bd7a52076c527154297a76c2233.
  4. Click on Advanced and choose Advanced. The following screen should appear:

    advanced
  5. Choose Path as URL style.
  6. Click OK.
  7. Click Save.
  8. Click Login and you are done and have access to your Object Storage.

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