How to Connect to an AWS EC2 Instance | Scribe

    How to Connect to an AWS EC2 Instance

    • Hafeez Baig |
    • 10 steps |
    • 2 minutes
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    Refer to the following guide to learn how to use IAM in the cloud\ <https://scribehow.com/shared/Creating_an_IAM_User_and_User_Group_in_AWS_Management_Console__hWNiiXlcRJKFqYZZEJD-cg> Refer to the following guide to learn how to create an EC2 instance\ <https://scribehow.com/shared/AWS__Creating_your_first_EC2_Instance__Xcu7ZVCdRfWx56YVktKgbQ>

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    Sign in to **AWS Management Console** as an **IAM User** **Pre-requisite** - Ensure you have selected the AWS region closest to your location\ For this guide, we will be using us-east-2 (Ohio) as a preferred choice

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    Type **EC2** in the search bar and click on **EC2** to view the EC2 Dashboard

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    On the EC2 dashboard click on **Instances** from the left bar to view the EC2 instances

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    Select the instance named - **First EC2 Instance**

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    Click on the **Instance State** button from the top right of the page to either **Stop**, **Reboot** or **Terminate** the running instance

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    Click on **Connect** button to Connect to the EC2 Instance

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    Connect to instance wizard will open Choose the **EC2 Instance Connect** option to connect directly from the **AWS Console**

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    Click on the **Connect** button to connect to the instance using the **EC2 Instance Connect** option provided by **AWS**

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    You will be successfully connected to your **EC2 Instance** Type "**[[whoami]]**" command in the terminal to view your username

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    You can alternatively select **SSH Client** for connecting to your Linux instance For connecting to your Linux instance from the Windows machine follow the guide provided by AWS - <https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/connect-linux-inst-from-windows.html> For **macOS** and other OS refer to the following AWS guide -<https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/connect-linux-inst-ssh.html>

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    Refer to this guide to learn how to connect to an EC2 instance using an SSH client for windows<https://scribehow.com/shared/EC2_Security__Key_Pairs__ela-k4odQECNdYLokYKFFQ>

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    Congratulations on completing this lab and learning How to Connect to an AWS EC2 Instance! Good job!