how to resolve "site not reached, refused to connect" error when trying to create s3 file gateway?

Question

I'm trying to create file gateway so I can set up file share. For host platform I'm using EC2 instance but when I give the ip address of my EC2 instance I get error "This site can't be reached" " refused to connect". I've followed this guide to make sure that I've configured everything correctly and it doesn't look like I've missed anything. Any help with what I'm doing wrong? https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/TroubleshootingInstancesConnecting.html#TroubleshootingInstancesConnectionTimeout

Answer

Hi, please check if you are able to connect to the gateway IP address on port 80 from your workstation where you are trying to activate the gateway. For gateway EC2 instance, please check whether its security group rule allows ingress port 80 from your workstation client IP address. Port 80 is needed only for activation, you can remove the rule after the activation is completed.

https://docs.aws.amazon.com/filegateway/latest/files3/Requirements.html#requirements-network

Alternative method to activate is, to fetch the activation key from the gateway VM/EC2 local console, using option 0: Get Activation Key and provide that during the activation wizard. Below are the instructions for DataSync console to get the activation key, but these should be almost similar to gateway VM as well.

https://docs.aws.amazon.com/datasync/latest/userguide/local-console-vm.html#get-activation-key
https://docs.aws.amazon.com/filegateway/latest/files3/create-gateway-file.html#connect-to-amazon-s3-file

how to resolve "site not reached, <ip address of ec2 instance> refused to connect" error when trying to create s3 file gateway?

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