How to create and connect to a Linux EC2 Instance in AWS

These define the differences in Architecture between the options.

We can choose 64-bit (x86) which is the default for this demo.

Choose any subnet, it doesn’t matter much which.

Select create a new key pair, give it a name and then download it.

Click

You should see this.

Windows: Now you need to download Putty and PuttyGen if you are on a windows machine.

MacOS: Connect to your linux instance