I used to use the below scp command to copy files from my local machine to instances earlier.
scp -i /path/to/pem/file /path/to/source user@ip-address:/path/to/destination
But for a new instance, I do not have access to the PEM file. We are using AWS CLI to manage access to new instances and hence, there is no need for a PEM file. Is there a way to copy files using AWS CLI as well?
PS: I'm using Ubuntu 20.10 (if that helps)
You can use AWS Systems Manager Session Manager to copy files using scp:
With SSH protocol tunneling using Session Manager, you do not need an access server or an open inbound port for SSH-based access and SCP-based file copy. This reduces cost and improves your security posture when using SSH and SCP.
So I got some help and found that there are three steps to this process.
Start a secure FTP connection with the instance using the following command:
msftp <user>@<instance_id>
Use 'put' to copy your files to the instance using:
put /path/to/source /path/to/destination
exit
Similarly, use get instead of put to copy files from the instance to your local machine. Remember to use the -r flag if you're copying directories!
