Interface with a SFTP Server¶

The communication with an SFTP server is automated with a couple integration scripts.

Send a File from a Waarp R66 Instance to a SFTP Server¶

In this scenario, the file follows the following path:

left to right direction

rectangle "Site 1" {
(server1)
}

rectangle "Site 2" {
(server2)
}

rectangle "Site 3" {
(gwftp)
}

(server1) --> (server2)
(server2) --> (gwftp)
(gwftp) --> (serveur sftp)

Put a file named tosftp.file in the “out” folder of the instance server1 (/var/lib/waarp/server1/out). For example, use the command
```
cp /var/lib/waarp/files/test1.file /var/lib/waarp/server1/out/tosftp.file
```

Start the transfer with the command:

waarp-r66client server1 send -file tosftp.file -to server2 -rule toSFTP

The file is sent to server2, which forwards it to gwftp, before it is sent to the local SFTP server by running the command /usr/share/waarp/r66-sftp.sh as a post-transfer task.
Once all transfers are done, the file is available in the “in” folder of the SFTP server (/var/lib/waarp/ftp/sftp/in).

Get a File from a SFTP Server¶

In this scenario, the file follows the following path:

left to right direction

rectangle "Site 1" {
(server1)
}

rectangle "Site 2" {
(server2)
}

rectangle "Site 3" {
(gwftp)
}

:Client sftp: << user >> as sftpclient

(serveur sftp) <-- sftpclient
sftpclient --> (gwftp)
(gwftp) --> (server2)
(server2) --> (server1)

Put a file named fromsftp.file in the “out” folder of the local SFTP server (/var/lib/waarp/ftp/sftp/out). For example, use the command
```
cp /var/lib/waarp/files/test1.file /var/lib/waarp/ftp/sftp/out/fromsftp.file
```
Start the transfer with the command:
```
/usr/share/waarp/sftp-r66.sh fromsftp.file
```
It fetches the file from the local SFTP server and automatically forwards it to the destination instance server1.
Once all transfers are done, the file is available in the “in” folder of server1 (/var/lib/waarp/server1/in).