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Log into your instance from a Mac or Linux machine
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You'll need to do two things: first, set the permissions on
``amazon-key.pem``::

   chmod og-rwx ~/Downloads/amazon-key.pem

Then, ssh into your new machine using your key::

   ssh -i ~/Downloads/amazon-key.pem -l ubuntu MACHINE_NAE

where you should replace MACHINE_NAME with the public IP or hostname
of your EC2 instance, which is located at the top of the host
information box (see screenshot below).  It should be something like
``54.183.148.114`` or ``ec2-XXX-YYY.amazonaws.com``.

Here are some screenshots!

Change permissions and execute ssh
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.. thumbnail:: images/boot-10.png
   :width: 20%

Successful login
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.. thumbnail:: images/boot-11.png
   :width: 20%

Host information box - MACHINE_NAME location
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.. thumbnail:: images/boot-9.png
   :width: 20%

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Logging in is the starting point for most of the follow-on tutorials.
For example, you can now install and run software on your EC2 instance.

Go back to the top page to continue: :doc:`index`