How to connect to EC2 file directory using SFTP and Filezilla?

Question

I have an EC2 instance, I want to upload images and files to it using Filezilla. How to do it?

Answer 1

To connect to EC2 instance using Filezilla, follow the given steps:

1. Edit (Preferences) > Settings > Connection > SFTP, Click "Add key file”
2. Browse to the location of your .pem file and select it.
3. A message box will appear asking your permission to convert the file into ppk format. 
4. Click Yes and then give the file a name and store it somewhere.
5. If the new file is shown in the list of Keyfiles, then continue to the next step. If not, then click "Add keyfile" and select the converted file.

6. Go to File > Site Manager  and then add a new site with the following parameters:

   Host: Put your public dns name of ec2 instance, or the public ip address of the server

   Protocol: SFTP

   User: By default, it will be ec2-user. For Ubuntu, its will be ubuntu, root for Linux

Thank You in advance.