PEM to PPK: How to SSH into AWS EC2 with PuTTY | AWS Tutorials For Beginners

🔐 Still struggling to connect to your AWS EC2 Linux server from Windows? In this beginner-friendly AWS tutorial, you’ll learn how to securely connect to a Linux EC2 instance using PuTTY SSH on Windows. We will walk through the complete process—from preparing your EC2 key pair and converting the PEM file to PPK format, to configuring PuTTY and successfully logging in to your Linux server. ------------------------------------------------------- 00:00 Introduction – Connect to AWS EC2 Using PuTTY 00:15 Common SSH Problems Windows Users Face 00:35 What You’ll Learn in This Tutorial 01:04 Why Windows Users Need PuTTY 02:00 Understanding .pem vs .ppk Files 02:48 The PuTTY Toolkit Explained (PuTTY, PuTTYgen & Pageant) 05:30 Steps explained , Configure and connect with Putty 09:30 Hands-On Demonstration: Windows to EC2 Login 11:00 Join free Private Community - grow faster in AWS 11:11 Real World Use Cases 12:40 - Key Takeaways and Important Reference slides 13:23 Connection checklist - windows users 13:47 - Windows SSH method at a glance 13:57 - Security Groups - dont forget port 22 14:12 - correct usernames for EC2 login ----------------------------------------------------- Join our Free AWS Cloud Private Community , 10x-AWS-Builders : [https://courses.icloudxl.ai/l/de9424ab91] ( Coupon Code for Free Access : 10X-AWS-BUILDERS-100) Download the slide used in the video : https://drive.google.com/file/d/1V-4l... Happy to connect :   / krishnendu-sasmal-0b4a4521   💬 Drop your questions in the comments — I read every single one.