I had someone build and deploy a project inside of a droplet. I realise that I do not have a backup of the files.
How can I take a copy of the files from the droplet? I have not worked with droplets before, so I am unaware of the process
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Hello, @lindymills
It’s pretty easy. You can use scp or rsync in order to do that.
To transfer a file from a remote machine to your local machine, run the following command:
you need to change the username and the IP address. To scp to a different port use:
Like scp, rsync is used to copy files either to or from a remote host, or locally on the current host.
To use rsync on different port:
Let me know if you have any questions.
Regards, Alex