Question
Downloads Files from a Website Straight to My Droplet
- Posted January 29, 2018
- VPNDigitalOceanUbuntu 16.04
I want to download all pdf files from a domain straight into my droplet.
I can use wget for this, but is there a way so that it doesn’t use my local wifi connection because it is quite unreliable and disconnects too often (student accommodation wi-fi).
Shortly;
I want to utilise wget command in my droplet (this may not be the right term for it, I’m newbie) so that;
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It will download all files into my droplet (NOT my local computer) and;
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It will continue to download even if I turn off my computer
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Hi!
wgetis definitely one of the tools that can be used for this, so you’re on the right track :) Once you’ve logged in to your Droplet via SSH, you can simply runwgetas you normally would to download files to your Droplet.If it’s easier for you, you can create a text file with the links listed line by line and use wget to download them all at once by running
wget -i /path/to/links.txtscreenis a wonderful tool that lets you run sessions on your Droplet that are kept running even after you log out. Take a look at this tutorial that explains how screen works and how to use it: