Uploading files to EC2 Windows instance

Linux boxes use SSHd for both SSH and sFTP (secure FTP).

Download a copy of WinSCP to your windows computer, and then use your SSH details to log into the remote server and download all your stuff.

FTP IS BAD! -passwords and data are all transmitted in clear text :(

Hope this helps.

Actually we can take benefit from the disk sharing feature of mstsc. Here is how it works:

1. Go to find the RDP file amazon asked you to downloaded onto your local PC. right-click --> Edit

2. Go to "Local Resources" tab --> "Local devices and resources" --> "More" button

3. Expand the "Drives" and check the disks you want to share when you TS to the remote box.

4. after connect, you will see the new drives in My Computer already mounted for you.

If you want to keep things organized and get better results, create a folder named "c:\publish" (or something else), and then run "SUBST s: c:\publish" in dos prompt. Now you will have a s letter that points to your folder. This way you can map only the folder with files to transfer to the server (the s) with no need to sync the entire c driver.

For me, copy speed is 200-300kB/Second. Enjoy!