<ul>
<li>Just a reminder: scp (server copy) command always run from the local environment.</li>
</ul>
<ol>
<li>Copying from local to server : sudo scp -i example.pem &lt;source&gt; ubuntu@&lt;ip address OR instance location&gt;:&lt;destination&gt;
</li>
<li>Copying from server to local : sudo scp -i example.pem ubuntu@&lt;ip address OR instance location&gt;:&lt;source&gt; &lt;destination&gt;
</li>
</ol>

* Just a reminder: **scp (server copy)** command always run from the local environment.
 

1. **Copying from local to server :** sudo scp -i example.pem &lt;source&gt; ubuntu@&lt;ip address OR instance location&gt;:&lt;destination&gt;
 
2. **Copying from server to local :** sudo scp -i example.pem ubuntu@&lt;ip address OR instance location&gt;:&lt;source&gt; &lt;destination&gt;

Just a reminder: scp (server copy) command.