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Transfer files with runpodctl

The RunPod CLI provides simple commands for transferring data between Pods, or between your local machine and a Pod. It uses one-time codes for secure authentication, so no API keys are required.

Send a file​

To send a file from the source machine (i.e. a Pod you've deployed or your local machine), run this command, replacing YOUR_FILE with the file you want to send:

runpodctl send [YOUR_FILE]

You should see output similar to this:

Sending '[YOUR_FILE]' (5 B)
Code is: 8338-galileo-collect-fidel
On the other computer run

runpodctl receive 8338-galileo-collect-fidel

8338-galileo-collect-fidel is the one-time code that you would use on the destination machine (your code will be different).

Receive a file​

Run the command outputted by the send command on the destination machine to receive a file, for example:

runpodctl receive 8338-galileo-collect-fidel

You should see output similar to this:

Receiving '[YOUR_FILE]' (5 B)

Receiving (<-149.36.0.243:8692)
data.txt 100% |████████████████████| ( 5/ 5B, 0.040 kB/s)

Transfer files between Google Drive and RunPod​

You can also transfer files between a Pod and Google Drive using Google Colab: