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Asked: 2026-05-21T18:17:55+00:00

why is SSH not working? I keep getting.. ssh: connect to host ec2-11-11-11-11.compute-1.amazonaws.com port

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why is SSH not working?

I keep getting..

ssh: connect to host ec2-11-11-11-11.compute-1.amazonaws.com port 22: Operation timed out

when trying to connect to my amazon EC2 server, at first i thought it was some sort of firewall but i have no firewall and i can SSH in to my MediaTemple server.

the chmod of my pem is 600. and this is how im trying to ssh..

ssh -i ~/.ssh/ServerKey.pem ubuntu@ec2-11-11-11-11.compute-1.amazonaws.com

i have a AMI ID: ami-508c7839 so i seen on a video the user should be ubuntu.

i hope someone can see an error somewhere because i dont have a clue. if it helps to know im on a mac.

thanks in advance

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  1. Editorial Team

    Run your ssh command in verbose mode to see where exactly it’s timing out in.

    ssh -i ~/.ssh/ServerKey.pem -v ubuntu@ec2-11-11-11-11.compute-1.amazonaws.com

    Also, I would advice you to specify the absolute path to your ssh key instead of using the ~ tilde sign. (It will save you a headache if you want to auto connect to your EC2 server from a script/cron).

    -Tony

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