Connecting to Linux Instance from Windows using Putty

Connecting to Your Linux Instance from Windows Using PuTTY

After you launch your instance, you can connect to it and use it the way that you'd use a computer sitting in front of you.

Note

After you launch an instance, it can take a few minutes for the instance to be ready so that you can connect to it. Check that your instance has passed its status checks - you can view this information in theStatus Checks column on the Instances page.

The following instructions explain how to connect to your instance using PuTTY, a free SSH client for Windows. 

Prerequisites

Before you connect to your Linux instance using PuTTY, complete the following prerequisites:

• Install PuTTY
  Download and install PuTTY from the PuTTY download page. Be sure to install the entire suite.
• Get the ID of the instance
  You can get the ID of your instance using the Amazon EC2 console (from the Instance ID column). 
• Get the public DNS name of the instance
  You can get the public DNS for your instance using the Amazon EC2 console (check the Public DNS column; if this column is hidden, click the Show/Hide icon and select Public DNS). 
• Locate the private key
  You'll need the fully-qualified path of the .pem file or .ppk file for the key pair that you specified when you launched the instance.
• Enable inbound SSH traffic from your IP address to your instance
  Ensure that the security group associated with your instance allows incoming SSH traffic from your IP address. 
  Important

  Your default security group does not allow incoming SSH traffic by default.