ec2 instance not responsive

What is the error you're getting when trying to ssh to your EC2 instance? If it's connection timeout, most likely it's because of the security group, NACL or other firewalls.

Please refer to https://repost.aws/knowledge-center/ec2-linux-ssh-troubleshooting for troubleshooting steps, including further links for common errors when connecting to Amazon EC2 Linux instance using SSH.

Hi,

to simplify your issue, you should start to reach it with InstanceConnect: see https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/connect-linux-inst-eic.html

If you have issues, this guidance will detail how to troubleshoot: https://repost.aws/knowledge-center/ec2-instance-connect-troubleshooting

Best,

Didier