Data transfer to/from Rackham using Transit and SFTP from Rackham

Data transfer to/from Rackham using Transit is one of the ways ways to transfer files to/from Rackham

One can transfer files to/from Rackham using the UPPMAX Transit server. Transit is an abbreviation of 'SSH File Transfer Protocol', where 'SSH' is an abbreviation of 'Secure Shell protocol' The program sftp allows you to transfer files to/from Rackham using Transit.

The process is:

1. Get inside SUNET

Forgot how to get within SUNET?

See the 'get inside the university networks' page here

2. Use the terminal to login to Rackham

Use a terminal to login to Rackham.

Forgot how to login to Rackham?

A step-by-step guide how to login to Transit can be found here.

Spoiler: ssh [username]@rackham.uppmax.uu.se

3. Run sftp to connect to Transit

In the terminal, run sftp to connect to Transit by doing:

sftp [username]@transit.uppmax.uu.se

where [username] is your UPPMAX username, for example:

sftp sven@transit.uppmax.uu.se

4. If asked, give your UPPMAX password

You can get rid of this prompt if you have setup SSH keys

5. In sftp, upload/download files to/from Transit

Transit is a service, not a file server. This means that if you upload files to Transit using SFTP, they will remain there as long a the connection is active. These files need to be forwarded to more permanent storage.

Basic sftp command can be found here.