Using WinSCP with Yoda

Owned by Berend Dijk, van
Last updated: 30/03/2023
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Windows users can use WinSCP to access their data via the Yoda Network Disk, as an alternative to the native WebDAV client. The main difference between the native WebDAV client on the one hand and WinSCP on the other hand are that WinSCP is an application for working with remote data, whereas the native WebDAV client maps the Yoda Network Disk to a drive transparently. So you can use the native WebDAV client to work with data in Yoda as if it was local data, but if you use WinSCP you may have to copy your data to a local disk or network drive before being able to work with it, depending on the use case and application.

Installing WinSCP

The WinSCP install guide explains how to install WinSCP.

Using WinSCP

Start WinSCP from the Desktop icon or the Start menu.

In the login window, ensure that the file protocol is set to “WebDAV” and encryption is set to “TLS/SSL implicit encryption”.

 

Enter https://leiden-yoda.irods.surfsara.nl in the Host name field. The port number should have its default value: 443.

 

You will be prompted for a name and password. Username is your email. Create a data access password and copy it to the Password field.

 

Click on the Save button and then on the Login button. WinSCP should now open your Yoda Network Disk.