File transfer to/from Transit using WinSCP

There are multiple ways to transfer files to/from Transit using a graphical tool

Here it is shown how to transfer files using a graphical tool called WinSCP.

What is Transit?

See the page about the UPPMAX Transit server.

What are the other ways?

Other ways to transfer data to/from Transit are described here

Procedure

WinSCP is a secure file transfer tool that works under Windows.

To transfer files to/from Transit using WinSCP, do:

• Start WinSCP
• Create a new site
• For that site, use all standards, except:
  • Set file protocol to 'SFTP'
  • Set host name to transit.uppmax.uu.se
  • Set user name to [username], e.g. richel