{"id":22297,"date":"2024-09-24T12:16:03","date_gmt":"2024-09-24T10:16:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/contabo.com\/blog\/kb\/103000305619-what-is-the-winscp-tool\/"},"modified":"2025-04-10T18:04:38","modified_gmt":"2025-04-10T16:04:38","slug":"103000305619-what-is-the-winscp-tool","status":"publish","type":"kb","link":"https:\/\/contabo.com\/blog\/kb\/103000305619-what-is-the-winscp-tool\/","title":{"rendered":"What is the WinSCP Tool?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 dir=\"ltr\"><strong>What is the WinSCP Tool?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><a dir=\"ltr\" href=\"https:\/\/winscp.net\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><u>WinSCP<\/u><\/a> is a free desktop application for Windows which allows user to manage remote files for a wide variety of protocols including S3 compatible Object Storage.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\"><\/p>\n<p dir=\"ltr\">Please follow the installation instructions described <a href=\"https:\/\/winscp.net\/eng\/download.php\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow nofollow\" target=\"_blank\"><u>here<\/u><\/a> if you&#8217;re interested in using the tool. You will need the following information to install the tool:<br \/><u dir=\"ltr\"><br \/><\/u><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>access_key<\/li>\n<li>secret_key<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">Contabo&#8217;s S3 URL\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4 class=\"anchor anchorWithStickyNavbar_LWe7\" dir=\"ltr\"><strong dir=\"ltr\">How do I configure WinSCP to use with Contabo&#8217;s Object Storage?<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">Create a new login via Session &gt; New Session, it should look like the following screenshot:\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"settings\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-eu-central-1.amazonaws.com\/euc-cdn.freshdesk.com\/data\/helpdesk\/attachments\/production\/103133976290\/original\/27T7fZBwsawvjAiuOY5OD9tWtcn0s6bo5g.png?1722326122\" width=\"683\" height=\"422\" class=\"img_ev3q fr-fic fr-dii\" data-attachment=\"[object Object]\" data-id=\"103133976290\"><\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">Choose Amazon S3 as the &#8220;file protocol&#8221;.<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">Specify the below settings:<br \/>In the field &#8220;Host name&#8221;, enter the S3 URL. Please make sure to enter it without https:\/\/.<br \/>In the field &#8220;Access key ID&#8221; enter your access_key, e.g. 82046e8110804a43bf29c1ae426a724d.<br \/>In the field &#8220;Secret access Key&#8221;, enter your secret_key, e.g. 82e69bd7a52076c527154297a76c2233.<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">Click on &#8220;Advanced&#8221; and choose &#8220;Advanced&#8221;. The following screen should appear:\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"advanced\" src=\"https:\/\/s3-eu-central-1.amazonaws.com\/euc-cdn.freshdesk.com\/data\/helpdesk\/attachments\/production\/103133976289\/original\/tzhT1oGt_AZg8t1_lUHIkVNFq86U9hsYMA.png?1722326122\" width=\"562\" height=\"456\" class=\"img_ev3q fr-fic fr-dii\" data-attachment=\"[object Object]\" data-id=\"103133976289\"><\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">Choose &#8220;Path&#8221; as the URL style.<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">Click OK.<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">Click Save.<\/li>\n<li dir=\"ltr\">Click Login and you are done. You should now have access to your Object Storage.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span class=\"ast-load-more active\"><a href=\"https:\/\/help.contabo.com\/en\/support\/solutions\/articles\/103000305619-what-is-the-winscp-tool-\" rel=\"nofollow\">Details&#8230;<\/a> <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What is the WinSCP Tool? WinSCP is a free desktop application for Windows which allows user to manage remote files for a wide variety of protocols including S3 compatible Object Storage.&nbsp; Please follow the installation instructions described here if you&#8217;re interested in using the tool. 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