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Using Cyber Ducker

Warning

Cyberduck is a 3rd party tool. Via Scientific doesn't own, control, support, or distribute this tool. It's one of many UI friendly ways to upload data to the Cloud

Cyberduck is an open-source file transfer client for Mac and Windows that supports various protocols, including FTP, SFTP, WebDAV, and cloud storage services such as Amazon S3, Google Drive, Dropbox, and Microsoft OneDrive. It is known for its user-friendly interface, which allows users to connect to and manage files on remote servers or cloud storage accounts easily.

You can use Cyber Duck to upload data to Via Foundry. This walkthrough assumes a Mac installation, but similar steps apply to Windows installation.

Prerequisites

Contact Support

Before you begin, contact Via Scientific support at support@viascientific.com to obtain:

  • Bucket Name You'll need this to know where to upload data.
  • AWS Credentials AWS Access Key and Secret Key. We'll use these later to upload.

Download Cyber Ducker

Follow the instructions here

Step-by-Step

You'll need the Bucket Name and AWS Credentials (Access Key and Secret Key) you received from support.

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Launch Cyber Duck and add a new bookmark
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Select S3 Bookmark
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Enter Bucket name, AWS access key, and Secret access key
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Select newly created bookmark
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Select "Upload..." from the menu and select a file from your local machine