# appleboy/scp-action

GitHub Action that copy files and artifacts via SSH.

Repository: https://github.com/appleboy/scp-action
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/scp-action
Homepage: https://github.com/marketplace/actions/scp-command-to-transfer-files
Language: Shell
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: github-actions, github-action, scp
Last push: 2026-08-09T04:50:39+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 66/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-02T17:46:02.011165+00:00)
- activity 96, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2671, "days_push": 24, "days_rel": 493, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 1}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1578, forks 178 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:06.662799+00:00)

## What it is
A GitHub Action that copies files and build artifacts to remote servers over SSH using SCP. It supports key and password authentication, jump-host proxies, multi-server targets, and integration with GitHub Artifacts.

## Use cases
- deploy build artifacts to a server from a GitHub Actions workflow
- copy files to multiple remote hosts via SSH in CI
- upload changed files only during deployment
- transfer files to a Windows server from a Linux runner
- deploy through an SSH jump host / bastion proxy

## When to choose
- you deploy files from GitHub Actions to remote servers over SSH
- you need SCP-based transfer with key or password auth inside CI
- you want multi-server or jump-host file deployment in a workflow

## When to avoid
- you need SFTP/rsync or non-GitHub CI environments
- your runner cannot run Linux Docker containers
- you need interactive file transfer rather than automated CI deployment

## Facets
- artifact type: plugin
- maturity: active
- function: deployment, developer-tools, cli
- domain: developer-tools
- platform: cloud
- tags: github-actions, scp, ssh, file-transfer, ci-cd, deployment, devops, automation, linux, docker

## Member repositories
- appleboy/scp-action (main) score 66

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:06.662799+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:56:54.662674+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/appleboy/scp-action (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:06.662799+00:00, sha e84e774e386a)
  - homepage: https://github.com/marketplace/actions/scp-command-to-transfer-files (fetched 2026-08-29T11:27:05.793971+00:00, sha 042a321edaae)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.