

Still FileZilla connects, attempts to obtain the file structure, and then disconnects. I created one new ftp site connected to the root folder of my static html site. I deleted my two ftp sites, one for a static site and one for my GIS dynamic site. One thing he did point out is that the youTube tutorials for AWS/Filezilla are NOT on Win OS. Perhaps that is why I can old school command prompt ftp no issues. I checked my AWS instance security group settings and we had previously added a slightly wider range just as seen in his example. The settings on your FTP service are correct. Settings that I had to make in order to have either WinSCP or FileZilla work. It against my test Windows EC2 FTP instance. When you try to connect you will be asked for a password, ignore this and continue.Change the Logon Type to "Ask for Password".Within the Host field enter the Public IP address of your instance.PEM file you downloaded during the AWS setup Click on "Add Key File" and select the.If you need to connect to your environment to modify configuration files or upload files via FileZilla this is the procedure. When you spin up the WordPress BitNami instance from the AWS Marketplace during the configuration you are given the option to download an SSH private key that can be used to securely access your environment via an FTP or SSH client etc. I've learnt a few things about WordPress and AWS though and just wanted to document some of them here. I am still trying to get my head around a few things before I do the final migration. There are a ton of options out there to get your head around, but I have finally settled at a SAAS (Software as a Service) option hosted on Amazon's Web Service platform for the time being. I've recently been looking into moving my blog away from Blogger and over to a WordPress installation.
