Enabling SSH Access

Another common problem when using Cloud Tools or Cloud Foundry is forgetting to enable SSH access in the AWS firewall.

In either ElasticFox or the Amazon AWS Console you must add a rule that permits SSH access from anywhere to the default security group: Port 22 (SSH) with a source IP address of 0.0.0.0/0 . In either tool just select Security Groups (tab or window) and create the new rule.

For more help including screenshots see this blog entry.

You will most likely need to enable port 80 as well so you can access the application from your browser.

See Ec2KeyPair for solving another common problem.