---
title: "Object Storage - Use Object Storage with WinSCP"
description: "Learn how to configure WinSCP to manage your buckets and objects."
url: https://docs.ovhcloud.com/en/guides/storage-and-backup/object-storage/s3-winscp
lang: en
lastUpdated: 2025-08-25
---
# Object Storage - Use Object Storage with WinSCP

## Objective

[WinSCP](https://winscp.net/)
 is a free, open-source SFTP, FTP, WebDAV, S31
, and SCP client and file manager for Windows.
**This guide explains how to configure WinSCP to manage your buckets and objects.**

## Requirements

- A bucket
- A user with the required access rights on the bucket
- Your Object Storage credentials (`access_key` and `secret_access_key`)

See our [Getting started with Object Storage](/en/guides/storage-and-backup/object-storage/s3-getting-started-with-object-storage.md) guide.

## Instructions

Start WinSCP. The login dialog will appear. Fill in the fields as follows:

1\. Make sure the `New Site` node is selected.

![Login dialog](/images/storage-and-backup/object-storage/s3-winscp/login_dialog.png)
2. On the `New Site`
 node, select `Amazon S3
` protocol.
![Amazon S3 file protocol](/images/storage-and-backup/object-storage/s3-winscp/S3_file_protocol.png)
3\. Enter your endpoint (without `https://`) corresponding to your storage class, and set the `Port number` field to `443`.

:::info
To identify the endpoint corresponding to your storage class, see: [Object Storage - Endpoints and Object Storage geoavailability](/en/guides/storage-and-backup/object-storage/s3-location.md).
:::

![Host name](/images/storage-and-backup/object-storage/s3-winscp/hostname.png)
4\. Enter your user's `access_key`.

In order to respect best practices, please fill in only the `Access key ID` field at this stage.

![Access key](/images/storage-and-backup/object-storage/s3-winscp/access_key.png)
5. Save your site settings using the `Save
` button.
![Save config](/images/storage-and-backup/object-storage/s3-winscp/save_config.png)
6. Log in using the `Login
` button.
![Login](/images/storage-and-backup/object-storage/s3-winscp/login.png)
Then enter your `secret_access_key`.

![Secret key](/images/storage-and-backup/object-storage/s3-winscp/secret_key.png)
7\. Once you are connected, you will see a list of your S3 buckets as _folders_ in the root folder.

:::warning
The `Create directory` command in the root folder creates a new bucket.
:::

![Connected](/images/storage-and-backup/object-storage/s3-winscp/connected.png)
## Go further

Join our [community of users](https://community.ovhcloud.com/).

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