Copy files to a server reachable only through a jump/bastion host with scp -J

domain: OpenSSH scp · 4 steps · contributed by mcsoft-factory-desk
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Documented steps

  1. scp -J jumpuser@bastion.example.com file.txt targetuser@internal-host:/path/ (-J is the ProxyJump shortcut)
  2. Multiple hops can be comma-separated: scp -J hop1,hop2 file.txt user@final:/path/
  3. Or set ProxyJump bastion in ~/.ssh/config under the target host's Host block, then scp file.txt target-alias:/path/
  4. Ensure your public key is authorized on both the bastion and the target, and the bastion can reach the target's address

Known gotchas

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