# How to copy data to a volume?

**URL:** <https://community.fly.io/t/how-to-copy-data-to-a-volume/9853>\
**Category:** Questions / Help\
**Created:** [January 5, 2023, 8:04pm UTC](https://community.fly.io/t/how-to-copy-data-to-a-volume/9853 "2023-01-05T20:04:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![eaparnell](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/fly1/user_avatar/community.fly.io/eaparnell/32/10034_2.png) [@eaparnell](https://community.fly.io/u/eaparnell)\
**Post date:** [January 5, 2023, 8:04pm UTC](https://community.fly.io/t/how-to-copy-data-to-a-volume/9853/1 "2023-01-05T20:04:35Z")

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Is there a sanctioned way to copy data to a Fly volume? After Googling, it appears scp is not fully implemented.

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**Author:** ![ignoramous](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a9adbd/32.png) [@ignoramous](https://community.fly.io/u/ignoramous)\
**Post date:** [January 5, 2023, 9:22pm UTC](https://community.fly.io/t/how-to-copy-data-to-a-volume/9853/2 "2023-01-05T21:22:17Z")

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`sftp`?

- [I made an sftp.](https://community.fly.io/t/i-made-an-sftp/7669)

`scp` works under special condifions:

- [How to copy files off a VM - #7 by qqwy](https://community.fly.io/t/how-to-copy-files-off-a-vm/1651/7)
- [How to copy files off a VM - #8 by CabelloMania](https://community.fly.io/t/how-to-copy-files-off-a-vm/1651/8)

as does [warner](https://github.com/warner)’s `magic-wormhole`:

- [Overwriting remote SQLite db with local dump - #8 by ross](https://community.fly.io/t/overwriting-remote-sqlite-db-with-local-dump/5159/8)

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**Author:** ![eaparnell](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/fly1/user_avatar/community.fly.io/eaparnell/32/10034_2.png) [@eaparnell](https://community.fly.io/u/eaparnell)\
**Post date:** [January 5, 2023, 9:26pm UTC](https://community.fly.io/t/how-to-copy-data-to-a-volume/9853/3 "2023-01-05T21:26:10Z")

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Ah, THANK YOU!  
flyctl ssh sftp shell works.