Using the SCP task in Bamboo

You can use the Bamboo SCP task to upload files from Bamboo directly to a remote server as part of a Bamboo job. The SCP task is able to copy multiple files and preserves the directory structure for the copied files.

See  Configuring a deployment task for an overview of Bamboo deployment tasks.

To configure an SCP task:

1. Navigate to the Tasks configuration tab for the job (this will be the default job if creating a new plan).
2. Click the name of an existing SCP task, or click Add Task and then SCP Task to create a new task.

3. Complete the following settings:
    

   Task Description	Helps you identify the purpose of the task.
   Disable this task	Check, or clear, to selectively run this task.
   Host	The hostname or IP address of the remote server to which the files will be copied.
   Verify remote host fingerprint on connect	Enter the host fingerprint to be verified. See below for more details.
   Port	The port number of the remote host that is used for the SSH connection. The default value is 22.
   Username	The username to use to connect to the remote host.
   Authentication Type	Password – the password associated with Username.
   	Key without passphrase – browse to the SSH private key with which to authenticate with the remote host.
   	Key with passphrase – browse to the SSH private key, and supply the passphrase, to use to authenticate with the remote host.
   Local Path	The local path (relative to the Bamboo working directory) to the files you want to copy. Use commas to separate files and directories. You can also use Ant-style pattern matching to include multiple files, such as **/target/*.jar.
   Remote Path	The path to the destination directory on the remote server.

4. Click Save.

Host fingerprint

You can determine the fingerprint for a host by running:

ssh-keygen -l -F <HOSTNAME>

The fingerprint is the part of the response shown in the screenshot below: