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How to connect and upload files to a remote machine using OpenVPN and SSH on macOS

Motivation:

You have a server inside a network. You are granted OpenVPN and SSH access to the server. You have a MacBook. You want to upload files to the server. You want to execute a process on the server (e.g. training a machine learning model).

Procedure:

  • Request a certificate and an Open VPN configuration file (an .ovpn file) from your network administrator.
  • Install Tunnelblick https://tunnelblick.net
  • Drag the Open VPN configuration file to the Tunnelblick Configurations tab.
  • Click the Connect button.
  • On macOS, open Terminal and execute below command
ssh [email protected] -p 7081

where 172.29.64.144 is the machine IP and 7081 is the SSH port