upload files to sftp using PowerShell

 Hi Here I have written code for upload files from local to sftp location using PowerShell 

Please follow the below 2 steps only 

Step1:  Install the Posh-SSH module for sftp connection, it is the open-source PowerShell module 

use the below line to install Posh-SSH Module and please check the latest version as of now 2.1 is available 

Install-Module -Name Posh-SSH -RequiredVersion 2.1

Step2: use the below PowerShell script for uploading files to sftp.

Please replace the username, password,sftp server, and file paths wherever require

# Set the credentials

$username= "YourSFTPUserName"

$Password = ConvertTo-SecureString 'YourSFTPPassword' -AsPlainText -Force

$Credential = New-Object -TypeName "System.Management.Automation.PSCredential" -ArgumentList $username , $Password

 

# Set local file path, SFTP path, and the backup location path which I assume is an SMB path

$FilePath = "C:\Temp"

$SftpPath = '/PSTest'

$SmbPath = "C:\Temp\backup"

 

# Set the IP of the SFTP server

$SftpIp = 'Your SFTP Server Name or IP'

 

# Load the Posh-SSH module before importing need to install please refer to step 1

Import-Module Posh-SSH

 

# Establish the SFTP connection

$ThisSession = New-SFTPSession -ComputerName $SftpIp -Credential $Credential -AcceptKey -ConnectionTimeout 220

foreach($file in Get-ChildItem $FilePath -Filter *.txt)

{

# Do something

# Upload the file to the SFTP path

Set-SFTPFile -SessionId $ThisSession.SessionId -LocalFile $file.FullName -RemotePath $SftpPath -Overwrite

$file.FullName

}

 

#Disconnect all SFTP Sessions

Get-SFTPSession | % { Remove-SFTPSession -SessionId ($_.SessionId) }

 

# Copy the file to the SMB location

Copy-Item -Filter *.txt -Path "C:\Temp\*" -Destination $SmbPath -Force

# Delete the files from source once backup done

Remove-Item -Filter *.txt  -Path "C:\Temp\backup\*.txt" -Force