i want to download file from my digital ocean droplet to my local server
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×one method you can use is scp
scp username@droplet_ip:/path/to/file /path/to/destination
update the items in red to match your situation.
You can execute this command from either the destination, source, or even a different machine.
From destination:
scp username@droplet_ip:/path/to/file /path/to/destination
From source:
scp /path/to/file username@destination_host:/path/to/destination
From elsewhere:
scp username@source_ip:/path/to/file username@destination:/path/to/destination
I just get the following error
zsh: no matches found: username@source-ip:/path/to/file/trying/move
This is what i used from a Macbook (the destination):
scp username@source-ip:/path/to/file /path/to/destination
I am sure that file path is correct, running rsync from my destination to droplet works fine, its the other way round where i cant get it to work
@jasonjpeters i want to download my .py file from ubuntu VPS to my local computer server,plz tell from where should i execute the command & what would be path to file?
As I do not know what OS you are using I cannot tell you what to do specifically.
If you are using Linux you can use the noted commands above adjusting them to suit your setup.
OR
You can install a program like Cyberduck (Windows/Mac) and connect to your server via FTP/SFTP and download the file using this application.
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