How to Connect to Linux EC2 using Putty
There are different ways to connect to EC2 instances based on the AMI selected. For windows EC2, we can use a Remote desktop Connection. However, for Linux, one of the ways to connect is to use Putty. The below steps show how to connect to a Ubuntu EC2 using Putty.
1. Create Ubuntu (or any other Linux) EC2. For the steps to create Ubuntu EC2, follow here.
2. Note down the public IPv4 IP address.
3. Launch Putty.exe.
4. Enter hostname as - ubuntu@<public IP address>. Next, go to SSH and then to Auth.
5. Browse the key pair you would have created while creating the EC2 instance. Click here to know how to create a key pair.
6. Click Open. You would connect to the EC2 server.
