How to open a web server port on EC2 instance

Question

I m running a CherryPy web server at 0 0 0 0 8787 on an EC2 instance    I can connect to the web server via local wget on the EC2 machine  but I can t reach the instance from my own remote machine  I connect to EC2 via ssh    Do I need to open up port 8787 to access the web server remotely  If so  how can this be done   Also  can I use the public IP of the EC2 instance for this

User · Accepted Answer

Follow the steps that are described on this answer just instead of using the drop down, type the port (8787) in "port range" an then "Add rule".

Go to the "Network & Security" -> Security Group settings in the left hand navigation
Find the Security Group that your instance is apart of Click on Inbound Rules Use the drop down and add HTTP (port 80) Click Apply and enjoy

User · Answer

You need to open TCP port 8787 in the ec2 Security Group  Also need to open the same port on the EC2 instance s firewall

User · Answer

You need to configure the security group as stated by cyraxjoe  Along with that you also need to open System port  Steps to open port in windows  -   On the Start menu  click Run  type WF msc  and then click OK  In the Windows Firewall with Advanced Security  in the left pane  right-click Inbound Rules  and then click New Rule in the action pane  In the Rule Type dialog box  select Port  and then click Next  In the Protocol and Ports dialog box  select TCP  Select Specific local ports  and then type the port number   such as 8787 for the default instance  Click Next  In the Action dialog box  select Allow the connection  and then click Next  In the Profile dialog box  select any profiles that describe the computer connection environment when you want to connect   and then click Next  In the Name dialog box  type a name and description for this rule  and then click Finish    Ref - Microsoft Docs for port Opening

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