Hello Ishwara,
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There are several ways to upload/download/transfer files to VM instances on GCE. It depends on whether you are using Linux instances or Windows instances.
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- Connecting Google Compute Engine with WinSCP and putty. Google Cloud consists of a set of physical assets, such as computers and hard disk drives, and virtual resources, such as virtual machines (VMs), that are contained in Google's data centers around the globe. Each data center location is in a region.
For Linux instances, use the gcloud command-line tool. The gcloud compute scp command obtains the necessary private SSH keys for you from the project and instance metadata and then uses the SCP tool to perform the file transfer.
For Window instances, you can use RDP client.
You can use Google Cloud Storage to transfer files between instances or your local computer. If you're creating many instances and uploading the same set of files to them, it would be easier to upload your files to a GCS bucket and then use 'gsutil cp' command in your script to automate the transferring the files to your VMs
Moreover, you can use the file browser on Linux or macOS workstations to transfer files. Similarly, you can use WinSCP for windows workstation.
You can use CAT command on SSH terminal to view a file on your VM.
There could be many reasons that you are not able to view or transfer the file and few of them are:
Free online os. i.) You don't have permission to access the file or drive 64 bit browser for windows 8.
ii.) Wrong SSH keys
How To Use Winscp
iii.) Wrong destination or source name or IP address in file transfer command.
- How to quickly setup the FileZilla FTP client to remotely manage files for websites running on Google Cloud Platform.If you experience FTP permission issues.
- Google Cloud Storage vs WinSCP When assessing the two solutions, reviewers found WinSCP easier to use, set up, and administer. However, reviewers preferred doing business with Google Cloud Storage.
- Connecting Google Compute Engine with WinSCP and putty. Google Cloud consists of a set of physical assets, such as computers and hard disk drives, and virtual resources, such as virtual machines (VMs), that are contained in Google's data centers around the globe. Each data center location is in a region.
For Linux instances, use the gcloud command-line tool. The gcloud compute scp command obtains the necessary private SSH keys for you from the project and instance metadata and then uses the SCP tool to perform the file transfer.
For Window instances, you can use RDP client.
You can use Google Cloud Storage to transfer files between instances or your local computer. If you're creating many instances and uploading the same set of files to them, it would be easier to upload your files to a GCS bucket and then use 'gsutil cp' command in your script to automate the transferring the files to your VMs
Moreover, you can use the file browser on Linux or macOS workstations to transfer files. Similarly, you can use WinSCP for windows workstation.
You can use CAT command on SSH terminal to view a file on your VM.
There could be many reasons that you are not able to view or transfer the file and few of them are:
Free online os. i.) You don't have permission to access the file or drive 64 bit browser for windows 8.
ii.) Wrong SSH keys
How To Use Winscp
iii.) Wrong destination or source name or IP address in file transfer command.
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I love WinSCP for what it is ATM, but it seems to me that much potential is wasted here. It is the perfect FTP client IMHO: Stable, fast, full of features. Miles ahead of any competition.
Only thing is: FTP/SFTP is becoming a standart of the past more and more. WebDAV, and much more, proprietary services take over. WebDAV integration is truely a huge step, but most cloud services dont offer WebDAV access, or only slow and unstable with many workaround required to access it like with OneDrive.
Of course it is a huge task to implement and maintain such APIs, but why not use other open source projects as base?
RCLONE for example does a perfect job for working with cloud storage, and all major services for personal AND professional use are integrated. An integration of RCLONE like you did with Putty would be a major game changer! Plus RCLONEs abbility to encrypt would be an abbitional bonus that many would love.
I am not a developer by any (serious) means, so this is just a post from an enthusiastic fan. But i think despite the great base WinSCP has, it will become more and more a niche software, and obsolent for the huge mass of people who use cloud services everyday.
Instead of staying a tool for webmasters, admins and the like, it could be a valuable tool for millions of 'not so tech savy' people TOO.
I am posting this, because i have seen many great FOSS staying in their small niche until they outlived themselves because of their limited focus, instead of bringing FOSS to the benefit of the masses too. I believe FOSS is of major importance for a free modern society, even more after Snowden etc. And having such a great base like WinSCP without making it ready for the future seems to me pretty sad.
Just my 2 cents.
