🚀 How to SSH into an AWS EC2 Instance (Quick Guide)

Want to connect to your AWS EC2 server using SSH? Follow these quick steps!

✅ Prerequisites

• ✅ A running EC2 instance
• ✅ .pem key file (downloaded from AWS)
• ✅ Public IP of your instance
• ✅ Terminal (macOS/Linux) or PuTTY (Windows)

🛠️ Steps

1. Set permissions on your key file

chmod 400 your-key.pem

2. SSH into your EC2 instance

For Amazon Linux:

ssh -i your-key.pem ec2-user@your-ec2-ip

For Ubuntu:

ssh -i your-key.pem ubuntu@your-ec2-ip

Replace your-key.pem with your key file and your-ec2-ip with the public IP of your instance.

🔧 Common Issues

• ❌ Permission denied: Check the username and permissions of your key file
• 🔥 Timeout: Ensure port 22 is open in your Security Group

🔒 Quick Tips

• 🔐 Keep your .pem file private
• 📵 Don’t share your key with anyone
• 🧠 Connect only from trusted devices

That’s it! You’re now connected to your EC2 instance 🎉
Simple, secure, and powerful.