QuickGuide: Connecting to a Private EC2 Instance from your laptop/desktop

Step 1 – Create Bastion Host

a) Navigate to EC2 Dashboard, click on Launch instance

b) Select Amazon Linux 2, click Next

c) Choose t2.micro as Instance Type, click Next

d) Select default VPC, select subnet if you have a preference

e) Leave everything else as is, click Next

f) Leave Storage as is, click Next

g) Leave Tags as is, click Next

h) Select default VPC security group, ensure you are allowing port 22 from your laptop/desktop

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