From bbd5ddddbd72e42212087b450bc83004e41fbe52 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: m-chandler Date: Fri, 25 Jun 2021 09:39:30 +1000 Subject: Update readme.md Add note about SSH, uploading files, suggested method of doing so. --- readme.md | 4 +++- 1 file changed, 3 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) (limited to 'readme.md') diff --git a/readme.md b/readme.md index 4cff456..f02f43e 100644 --- a/readme.md +++ b/readme.md @@ -40,7 +40,9 @@ At this point you should *really* configure remote access as per the below secti ### Remote Access -If you know what you're doing, you might want to SSH onto the Linux instance to see what's going on / debug / make improvements. For security, SSH should be locked down to a known IP address (i.e. you), preventing malicious users from trying to break in (or worse - succeeeding). You'll need to create a Key Pair in AWS, find your public IP address, and then provide both of the parameters in the Remote Access (SSH) Configuration (Optional) section. +If you know what you're doing, you might want to SSH onto the Linux instance to see what's going on / debug / make improvements. You might also want to do this to upload your existing save. For security, SSH should be locked down to a known IP address (i.e. you), preventing malicious users from trying to break in (or worse - succeeeding). You'll need to create a Key Pair in AWS, find your public IP address, and then provide both of the parameters in the Remote Access (SSH) Configuration (Optional) section. + +Note that this assumes some familiarity with SSH. The Linux instance will have a user `ec2-user` which you may connect to via SSH. If you want to upload saves, it's easiest to upload them to `/home/ec2-user` via SCP as the `ec2-user` user (this is `ec2-user`'s home directory), and then `sudo mv` these files to the right location in the factorio installation via SSH. For remote access, you'll need to: -- cgit v1.2.3