WinSCP | Zata Docs

WinSCP is a free file transfer app for Windows. Its Amazon S3 protocol connects to Zata, so you can drag and drop files between your PC and your buckets.

Before you start

A bucket — see Create a bucket.
An access key from the same region as the bucket — see Access keys.
WinSCP installed — download WinSCP.

Connection settings

Setting	Value
File protocol	Amazon S3
Encryption	TLS/SSL Implicit encryption (the default)
Host name	`idr01.zata.ai` for Indore, `bom01.zata.ai` for Mumbai — no `https://`
Port number	`443`
Access key ID / Secret access key	from Access Keys in the Zata console — the key must be from the same region as the bucket

Set up WinSCP

Create a new site

Open WinSCP. In the Login window, select New Site and set File protocol to Amazon S3.

WinSCP Login window with Amazon S3 selected in the File protocol list

Enter the Zata details

Enter the Host name, Port number, Access key ID and Secret access key from the table above.

WinSCP Login window with host name idr01.zata.ai, port 443 and an access key entered

Save and log in

Select Save to keep the site for next time. Then select Login. Your buckets appear as folders in the right-hand pane.

WinSCP connected to idr01.zata.ai, with three buckets in the right-hand pane

Test it

Open a bucket in the right-hand pane and drag a small file into it from the left-hand pane. Check that the file appears in the same bucket in the Zata console under Buckets. Then drag it back to your PC to check that downloads work.

Troubleshooting

Problem	Fix
Cannot connect	Check that Host name has no `https://`, Port number is `443`, and the host matches the region of your key.
Access denied or invalid credentials	Copy the keys again from Access Keys, without extra spaces.
A bucket is missing	The bucket is in the other region, or the key has no access to it. Sub-user keys never list buckets.

For other errors, see Access denied and Endpoint and region.