sftp into your AWS ec2 instance

This steps are required to SFTP into your AWS EC2 instance using FileZilla. Open Site Manager

• Add site
• Host: Ec2 elastic IP
• Port: 22 (will sort by default when you select next option)
• Protocol: SFTP
• Logon Type: Normal
• User: ec2-user

Open Preferences

• SFTP
• Add Key File select your secure key [.pem] from where you saved it

Make sure that the ec2-user has the correct permissions to do the actions you require.