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# Connecting to Your Cloud

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The instance will now be visible in the EC2 homepage. The description of the instance and the IP address can be found at the bottom of the instance page. Open [Bitvise](https://www.bitvise.com/ssh-client-download) as an SSH client. Copy the IPv4 Public IP address from the instance page in EC2 and paste it into “Host” on Bitvise. Insert 22 as the port.

💡 What is an SSH Client?\
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 An SSH client allows establishing a secure and authenticated SSH connections to SSH server. Download [Bitvise SSH Client](https://www.bitvise.com/ssh-client-download) or [PuTTY](https://www.putty.org/) for Windows or [Terminus App](https://termius.com/) for MacOS.

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Enter "ubuntu" as the default username. Change the following line “Initial method” to publickey. For first-time log in, select "Client key manager" and import the SSH key downloaded earlier (named as Global 1 in this example). An optional comment can be left for organization purposes if desired. Select the key just imported in the “client key” line. Click "Log In" to connect.