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Hands-on lab - using EC2 instance connect to connect to your Instance

Hands-on lab - using EC2 instance connect to connect to your Instance - Amazon Web Services (AWS) Tutorial

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Hands-on lab - using EC2 instance connect to connect to your Instance

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- [Instructor] Let's learn how to use the EC2 Instance Connect feature to connect to your Amazon EC2 virtual machine. What is EC2 Instance Connect in the first place? The Amazon EC2 Instance Connect feature allows users to securely connect to their EC2 resources via SSH, using either a web-based terminal through the AWS Management console, or a command-line interface. It simplifies the connection process by integrating key management and authentication, removing the need to manage SSH keys manually. This service is especially convenient, because you can access your EC2 server directly from a browser, without needing a dedicated SSH client. Now let's start. Log into your AWS Management Console. Go to the unified search bar on top, and type ec2. Click EC2 on the results below. This will take us to the EC2 Dashboard, where we can manage our EC2 resources. On the left-hand panel, you can find the various menu options that we can use, such as the EC2 Global View, Instance Types, and more…

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