User guide

Using Adobe Media Server on Amazon Web Services

Last updated 8/28/2014

For information about where to put files to stream, see Where to store content on an instance .

Use PuTTY to connect to an instance and copy files

The following example uses the PuTTY SSH client for Windows. The PuTTY SSH client is available on other operating

systems, as well.

For a video walkthrough of these steps, see Using AWS Management Console with Amazon EC2. The instructions for

connecting to an EC2 Linux instance with PuTTY and generating a .ppk file start at the 3 minute 45 second mark.

1 Download and install PuTTY and PuTTYgen.

2 Open PuTTYgen and do the following:

a Choose Conversions > Import Key.

b Browse to the .pem file and click Open.

c Choose File > Save Private Key.

A dialog asks whether it’s OK to save this file without a passphrase to protect it. Click Yes.

d Give the file the same filename as the .pem file and click Save. PuTTYgen adds the .ppk file extension.

e Close PuTTYgen.

3 Login to the AWS Management Cons ole, and select the instance to which you want to connect. In the details pane,

copy the Public DNS entry.

4 Open PuTTY.

5 With Session selected in the tree, paste the public DNS of your instance to the Host Name (or IP address) field.

6 In PuTTY, in the left-hand tree, expand Connection > SSH > Auth.

7 Click Browse to locate the .ppk file you just generated, and click Open.

8 Click Open at the bottom of the window to connect to your Adobe Media Server on Amazon Web Services instance.

PuTTY may display a Security Alert. Read the alert and click Yes or No.

9 At the login prompt, enter amsadmin and press Enter.

You don’t need to enter a password, the .ppk file handles authentication. You should see an AMS banner and a

prompt.

10 To manage content, use Bash commands. For information about where to put files to stream, see Where to store

content on an instance .

Connect to an instance and copy files from a Linux/UNIX computer

Note: Some companies block SSH access. If you can’t connect to an instance, contact your server administrator for SSH

access.

Most Linux/UNIX machines have an SSH client, called a shell. On Mac OS, the shell application is called Terminal. In

the shell, use the scp command to securely copy files to a Adobe Media Server on Amazon Web Services instance.

If your machine doesn’t have an SSH client, you can download one at http://www.openssh.org.

Connect to an instance

1 Open a shell.

2 Ensure that the permissions of the .pem file used for authentication on Linux or Unix machines is 0400. To set the

permissions, use chmod 0400 filename.pem command.