How to download files from my instance

[Harsimran_Singh]

Apologies in advance if this question seems stupid to someone, I am a beginner. Can someone please let me know how do I download a file from my instance? I need to download an sqlite file which is on the disk of my instance. Any sh command?

Thank you in advance

[Sebastian]

Hi @Harsimran_Singh,

Thank you for writing on community.

Unfortunately, it is not possible out of the box. You can generally set up AWS S3 or a similar cloud storage service.
If you need to download a file only once, you could post the file to another location using curl, remote ssh or expose the file in the server.

[jeevabharathi]

How to Download Files from Your Koyeb Instance (Simple & Effective Method)

If you’re running a Flask or Python app on a service like Koyeb and can’t modify the running app to expose a file download route, here’s a simple workaround I used to zip my current directory and upload it to Gofile.io or File .io for downloading.

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Step 0: Navigate to Your Instance Console

Log in to Koyeb Dashboard →
Go to your running app → Click (console) to open a live terminal session inside your instance.

This is where you’ll run the following commands.

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Step 1: Create zipcwd.py to Zip Your Files

Use this echo command to quickly create the Python script:

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echo "import os, zipfile

def zip_current_dir(output='cwd.zip'):
    base = os.getcwd()
    files = [f for f in os.listdir(base) if os.path.isfile(f)]

    print(f'Zipping {len(files)} files from current directory...')
    with zipfile.ZipFile(output, 'w', zipfile.ZIP_DEFLATED) as zipf:
        for i, f in enumerate(files, 1):
            zipf.write(f)
            print(f'[{i}/{len(files)}] Zipped: {f}')

if __name__ == '__main__':
    zip_current_dir()" > zipcwd.py

Run the script:

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python zipcwd.py

This will generate a cwd.zip file with all files in your current directory.

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Step 2: Upload the Zip File

Option A: Using GoFile.io

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curl -F "file=@cwd.zip" https://store1.gofile.io/uploadFile

Example response:

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{
  "data": {
    "downloadPage": "https://gofile.io/d/B876Al",
    ...
  },
  "status": "ok"
}

Copy the downloadPage link and open it in your browser to download the file from anywhere.

[yann]

You can use the koyeb CLI with koyeb instances cp !

You’ll find more details in our docs: Koyeb CLI Reference | Koyeb