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To create a Managed SFTP server for S3, in your Amazon AWS Console, go to AWS Transfer for SFTP and create a new server (you can keep server options to their defaults for a start).
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YES: FANTABULOUS! We made it! I am very very happy if this blog was helpful to you (which might be myself…again). NO: Very sorry, that this blog wasn’t any help….don’t really have any suggestions other than Stackoverflow, Google and patience. FileZilla should now connect to your server, which means that on the right side of the FileZilla user interface a bunch of folders will magically appear.Īm I connected and do I see my server files on the right? And – like I already mentioned – if you get asked for a password, just click ok. FileZilla should automatically find the right keyfile. Which is the stack of the site and seems to be added as an alias for ubuntu. ubuntu works (the WordPress site runs on an Ubuntu server). A list of some very common ssh user-names to connect to EC2 can be found here. Meaning: it can be root, ec2-user, ubuntu, etc.
The user name is based on the operating system’s distribution. (once you do get asked for one, simply press ok, without typing any password). As Logon type choose ask for password. Leave port empty (it should default to 22 on it’s own). You can find it in the AWS EC2 instance dashboard on the right of the instance summary.Īws EC2 instance summary public IP address In the server-field: type your public IP address. In the main settings (which should already been chosen by default): And click OK.Īlmost done! In the top left corner of the FileZilla user interface you can spot an icon that looks like three server-machines, wired together. (There might be some conversion happening but this is so far in the past that I don’t remember). Remember that My_KeyPair_name.pem file? Good!Ĭlick the Add keyfile… button, go to the directory where you stored the downloaded. Which looks like this: FileZilla SFTP Settings to add a keyfile After doing the above, your inbound settings should look something like this: aws security group settings for SSHįANTASTIC! That was actually the most critical part. Now only your computer has access to the instance. But this means every computer that has your KeyPair can access your server/instance remotely. If it is not already there you can add SSH by clicking on Edit -> Add Rule -> and choose SSH from the dropdown. In the AWS EC2 dashboard, navigate to NETWORK & SECURITY -> Security Groups aws Security Groups dashboardĬheck the Inbound tab. (This time: REALLY REMEMBER AND SAVE THE keyPair.pem FILE). Initialize a new EC2 instance, using that image. A work around is to copy your instance as an AMI (Amazon Machine Image). You might not get direct access to that EC2 instance anymore. pem file with that name (My_KeyPair_Name.pem) resides on your computer? Check which KeyPair name is associated with your instance: You know where the. So you are looking at your instance summary. DOWNLOAD, SAVE the KeyPair.pem file AND REMEMBER WHERE YOU SAVED IT!!! Make sure to either use an existing KeyPair when you launch the instance or create a new KeyPair. NO: If you like to host a WordPress Site I suggest this tutorial. Click on the instance that runs the WordPress site. YES: On the AWS Console: Navigate to Services -> EC2 -> Running Instances. NO: Stop here and contact AWS support to regain access.ĭo I have a running AWS instance with WordPress on it?. YES: Login to the AWS-Console/Dashboard. FileZilla is free of charge and is available here: Do I have access to my AWS dashboard in the browser? the AMI (Amazon Machine Image) user-name. the access-key-pair-file (.pem) of my EC2 instance. so that I can get access to the files on my server. Connect to the server/instance via SFTP,.WordPress on that EC2 instance (bitnami).So I need to write down how it works, as long as my memories are fresh.
DOWNLOAD FROM AMAZON EC2 USING FILEZILLA FTP CLIENT HOW TO
Three times now I had forgotten how to connect to my WordPress instance via an FTP-client.