Where to download .ppk file from aws lightsail

Question

Where to download .ppk file from aws light sail

Hi , i want to create a new ftp account for my website in aws swerver . When i check the aws server in lightsail section i can see my magento instances (web & db instance ).

Now i want to connect to my file using filezila . What i have to do ? I am checking Internet for some time but everything is confusing

What i did is i go to https://lightsail.aws.amazon.com/ls/webapp/account/keys then ssh key then download the key . But now how i can connect throuh filezila . The downloaded file is .pem file .

Please help

Abwatt

Answer 1

AWS by default provides the key in pem file, all you need to convert pem to ppk.

PuTTY does not natively support the private key format (.pem) generated by Amazon EC2. PuTTY has a tool named PuTTYgen, which can convert keys to the required PuTTY format (.ppk). You must convert your private key into this format (.ppk) before attempting to connect to your instance using PuTTY.

To convert your private key

• From the Start menu, choose All Programs, PuTTY, PuTTYgen.

• Under Type of key to generate, choose RSA.

• Choose Load. By default, PuTTYgen displays only files with the extension .ppk. To locate your .pem file, select the option to display files of all types.

You can check for conversation here and here.

Watershed

really thank you . I will check this and let you know – Abwatt

hi i did asper mentioned . and i save the private key . i dont know even i have to save public or private key . After saving the private key i try to connect using filezila but there is error . What i have to write in User : filed of filezila ? . How i can understand my username . please help – Abwatt

lightsail.aws.amazon.com/ls/docs/en_us/articles/… – Watershed

its depend on AMI, but you get one from AWS console ec2 connect – Watershed

Error: Disconnected: No supported authentication methods available (server sent: publickey) Error: Could not connect to server – Abwatt

could you please tell steps to connect ftp . I am new to aws . I have already a ftp connection to my files . That ppk file is given by my supporting company . Now they are not in contact . so i am creating a new ftp to give other company they are doing work for my website – Abwatt

First try to connect using ssh with same key if ssh working rest should work – Watershed

Let us continue this discussion in chat. – Abwatt