EC2 with VSCode

How to view ec2 instance with vscode?

  1. Ctrl+Shift+X Extensions → Remote Development → Install
  2. F1 → Remote-SSH: Open Configuration File → ~/.ssh/config file → Edit file, 
    3. 
Host random_name_for_aws
    HostName ip_address
    User ubuntu
    Identityfile /path/to/aws_linux.pem
  3. F1 → Remote-SSH: Connect to Host → Select random_name_for_aws → Now you should be connected → Check with /home/ubuntu or terminal
  4. To disconnect, File → Close Remote Connection

How to view virtualhost in ec2 instance?

  1. Once vscode has connected to ec2 instance, start your php server. 
    2. 
cd root
php -S localhost:7000 index.php
nmap -p- localhost # view 7000 is opened
  2. You can use terminal and Ctrl+Click localhost:7000. You should be able to view it in browser 127.0.0.1:7000.
  3. To kill the process, find pid and use kill command.
    4. 
ps aux | grep php # e.g. 31599
kill -9 31599

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