Amazon web services – Easiest way to connect to remote server using SSH on Windows 10? Is there a VSCode extension?

What is the easiest way to connect to remote server using SSH on Windows 10? Is there a VSCode extension to do this? What is the purpose of .PEM file below?

I am unable to connect to remote ubuntu server at aws from VSCode on windows 10 using SSH. I am using Remote SSH extension. I have received Server.PEM file along with following command from my client:

ssh -i ~/.ssh/Server.pem [email protected]

I select Linux for platform of remote host in extesion prompt. But I am getting following error:

Visual Studio Code

Could not establish connection to "ec2-55-131-129-128.us-east-2.compute.amazonaws.com".

[Close Remote] [Retry] [More Actions...]

When I click [More Actions...] button, the extension ask me to select configuration file. I tried with .PEM file path but still the same error.

Here is the output log:

[16:47:03.391] Log Level: 2
[16:47:03.456] SSH Resolver called for "ssh-remote+ec2-55-131-129-128.us-east-2.compute.amazonaws.com", attempt 1
[16:47:03.457] "remote.SSH.useLocalServer": false
[16:47:03.458] "remote.SSH.showLoginTerminal": false
[16:47:03.459] "remote.SSH.remotePlatform": {}
[16:47:03.474] "remote.SSH.path": undefined
[16:47:03.475] "remote.SSH.configFile": undefined
[16:47:03.476] "remote.SSH.useFlock": true
[16:47:03.476] "remote.SSH.lockfilesInTmp": false
[16:47:03.477] "remote.SSH.localServerDownload": auto
[16:47:03.477] "remote.SSH.remoteServerListenOnSocket": false
[16:47:03.479] "remote.SSH.showLoginTerminal": false
[16:47:03.479] "remote.SSH.defaultExtensions": []
[16:47:03.480] "remote.SSH.loglevel": 2
[16:47:03.481] "remote.SSH.enableDynamicForwarding": true
[16:47:03.481] "remote.SSH.enableRemoteCommand": false
[16:47:03.481] "remote.SSH.serverPickPortsFromRange": {}
[16:47:03.482] "remote.SSH.serverInstallPath": {}
[16:47:03.496] VS Code version: 1.80.1
[16:47:03.496] Remote-SSH version: [email protected]
[16:47:03.496] win32 x64
[16:47:03.502] SSH Resolver called for host: ec2-55-131-129-128.us-east-2.compute.amazonaws.com
[16:47:03.503] Setting up SSH remote "ec2-55-131-129-128.us-east-2.compute.amazonaws.com"
[16:47:03.520] Using commit id "74f6148eb9ea00507ec113ec51c489d6ffb4b771" and quality "stable" for server
[16:47:03.540] Install and start server if needed
[16:48:05.855] Checking ssh with "C:Program Files (x86)Common FilesOracleJavajavapathssh.exe -V"
[16:48:05.863] Got error from ssh: spawn C:Program Files (x86)Common FilesOracleJavajavapathssh.exe ENOENT
[16:48:05.864] Checking ssh with "C:Windowssystem32ssh.exe -V"
[16:48:05.869] Got error from ssh: spawn C:Windowssystem32ssh.exe ENOENT
[16:48:05.869] Checking ssh with "C:Windowsssh.exe -V"
[16:48:05.876] Got error from ssh: spawn C:Windowsssh.exe ENOENT
[16:48:05.877] Checking ssh with "C:WindowsSystem32Wbemssh.exe -V"
[16:48:05.880] Got error from ssh: spawn C:WindowsSystem32Wbemssh.exe ENOENT
[16:48:05.881] Checking ssh with "C:WindowsSystem32WindowsPowerShellv1.0ssh.exe -V"
[16:48:05.885] Got error from ssh: spawn C:WindowsSystem32WindowsPowerShellv1.0ssh.exe ENOENT
[16:48:05.886] Checking ssh with "C:WindowsSystem32OpenSSHssh.exe -V"
[16:48:05.993] > OpenSSH_for_Windows_8.1p1, LibreSSL 3.0.2
[16:48:05.994] > 

[16:48:06.010] Running script with connection command: "C:WindowsSystem32OpenSSHssh.exe" -T -D 51940 "ec2-55-131-129-128.us-east-2.compute.amazonaws.com" bash
[16:48:06.015] Terminal shell path: C:WindowsSystem32cmd.exe
[16:48:06.465] > ]0;C:WindowsSystem32cmd.exe
[16:48:06.466] Got some output, clearing connection timeout
[16:48:09.123] > [email protected]: Permission denied (pu
> blickey).
[16:48:09.135] > The process tried to write to a nonexistent pipe.
[16:48:10.431] "install" terminal command done
[16:48:10.432] Install terminal quit with output: blickey).
[16:48:10.432] Received install output: blickey).
[16:48:10.434] Failed to parse remote port from server output
[16:48:10.442] Resolver error: Error: 
    at m.Create (c:UsersHT.vscodeextensionsms-vscode-remote.remote-ssh-0.102.0outextension.js:1:584145)
    at t.handleInstallOutput (c:UsersHT.vscodeextensionsms-vscode-remote.remote-ssh-0.102.0outextension.js:1:582705)
    at t.tryInstall (c:UsersHT.vscodeextensionsms-vscode-remote.remote-ssh-0.102.0outextension.js:1:681881)
    at async c:UsersHT.vscodeextensionsms-vscode-remote.remote-ssh-0.102.0outextension.js:1:644110
    at async t.withShowDetailsEvent (c:UsersHT.vscodeextensionsms-vscode-remote.remote-ssh-0.102.0outextension.js:1:647428)
    at async t.resolve (c:UsersHT.vscodeextensionsms-vscode-remote.remote-ssh-0.102.0outextension.js:1:645160)
    at async c:UsersHT.vscodeextensionsms-vscode-remote.remote-ssh-0.102.0outextension.js:1:720916
[16:48:10.465] ------