Want to **remotely connect Visual Studio Code (VS Code) to an AWS EC2 instance** via SSH? In this step-by-step tutorial, I’ll show you how to **set up remote SSH in VS Code**, so you can edit and work on your AWS server just like a local machine.

By the end of this video, you’ll learn:
How to **install and configure the VS Code Remote SSH extension**
How to **set up an SSH connection to your AWS EC2 instance**
How to **edit files and run commands on EC2 from VS Code**
How to **troubleshoot common SSH connection issues**

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## ** What You’ll Learn in This Video:**
How to **generate an SSH key or use an existing AWS key pair**
How to **install the Remote - SSH extension in VS Code**
How to **configure the SSH connection in VS Code**
How to **connect, edit files, and manage EC2 remotely**

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## ** Prerequisites**
An **AWS EC2 Instance** (Ubuntu, Amazon Linux, etc.)
**Visual Studio Code (VS Code)** installed ([Download Here](https://code.visualstudio.com/))
**Remote - SSH Extension** installed in VS Code
An **SSH Key (`.pem` file)** downloaded from AWS

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## ** Step 1: Install VS Code and Remote - SSH Extension**
1⃣ Open **VS Code**
2⃣ Go to **Extensions** (or press `Ctrl + Shift + X`)
3⃣ Search for **"Remote - SSH"** and install it
4⃣ Once installed, restart VS Code

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## ** Step 2: Configure SSH in VS Code**
1⃣ Open VS Code
2⃣ Press **`Ctrl + Shift + P`** (or `Cmd + Shift + P` on Mac) to open the Command Palette
3⃣ Search for **"Remote-SSH: Open Configuration File"** and select it
4⃣ Choose the **SSH config file** (`~/.ssh/config` on Mac/Linux or `C:\Users\your-username\.ssh\config` on Windows)

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## ** Step 3: Add Your AWS EC2 Instance to the SSH Config**
In the SSH config file, add the following:

```plaintext
Host aws-ec2
HostName your-ec2-public-ip
User ubuntu
IdentityFile C:\path\to\your-key.pem
```

**Replace:**
- `aws-ec2` → Any name you want for the connection
- `your-ec2-public-ip` → The public IP of your AWS EC2 instance
- `User ubuntu` → Use `ec2-user` for Amazon Linux, `ubuntu` for Ubuntu
- `IdentityFile` → The path to your AWS private key (`.pem` file)

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## ** Step 4: Connect to AWS EC2 from VS Code**
1⃣ Open **VS Code**
2⃣ Press **`Ctrl + Shift + P`** and search for **"Remote-SSH: Connect to Host"**
3⃣ Select the host (`aws-ec2`) from the list
4⃣ VS Code will open a new window and **connect to your EC2 instance**

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## ** Step 5: Edit and Work on EC2 Remotely**
**Open Terminal in VS Code** (`Ctrl + ~`) and run commands on EC2
**Edit files directly from VS Code** as if they were local
**Run Python, Node.js, or any other scripts remotely**

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## ** Troubleshooting SSH Issues**
**Permission Denied (publickey)?**
**Fix:** Ensure your **.pem file has correct permissions** (`chmod 400 your-key.pem`)

**Cannot Connect to EC2?**
**Fix:** Make sure **port 22 (SSH) is open in the EC2 security group**

**Wrong User?**
**Fix:** Check if you need `ubuntu`, `ec2-user`, or `root` for login

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## ** Who Is This Tutorial For?**
**Developers** deploying code on AWS
**Cloud engineers** managing remote servers
**Beginners** setting up AWS for the first time

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