.. _FileZilla: Data transfer with FileZilla ============================ FileZilla is an easy-to-use freely available ftp-style program to transfer files to and from your account on the clusters. You can also put FileZilla with your private key on a USB stick to access your files from any internet-connected PC. You can `download FileZilla`_ from the `FileZilla project page`_. Configuration of FileZilla to connect to a login node ----------------------------------------------------- Note: Pageant should be running and your private key should be loaded first (more info on our ":ref:`using Pageant`" page). #. Start FileZilla; #. Open the Site Manager using the 'File' menu; #. Create a new site by clicking the New Site button; #. In the tab marked General, enter the following values (all other fields remain blank): - Host: fill in the hostname of the VSC login node of your home institution. You can find this information in the :ref:`overview of available hardware on this site `. - Servertype: SFTP - SSH File Transfer Protocol - Logontype: Normal - User: *your own* VSC user ID, e.g., vsc98765; #. Optionally, rename this setting to your liking by pressing the 'Rename' button; #. Press 'Connect' and enter your passphrase when requested. |site manager| Note that recent versions of FileZilla have a screen in the settings to manage private keys. The path to the private key must be provided in options (Edit Tab -> options -> connection -> SFTP): |site manager populated| After that you should be able to connect after being asked for passphrase. As an alternative you can choose to use putty pageant. .. |site manager| image:: data_transfer_with_filezilla/site_manager.png :width: 600 :alt: FileZilla's site manager .. |site manager populated| image:: data_transfer_with_filezilla/prefs_private_key.jpg :width: 600 :alt: FileZilla site manager with settings .. include:: links.rst