How to Connect AWS EC2 Hosting using notepad++

Hello, 

I was able to use the NppFTP plugin to SFTP connect to an EC2 instance without issues. I left all settings default but the following for a new profile: 

Under the connection tab: 
Hostname -> IP Of Instance
Connection Type -> SFTP
Port -> 22
Username -> ec2-user

Under the Authentication tab: 
"Try password authentication" -> Unchecked
"Try private key authentication" -> Checked
"Private Key File:" -> Select the .pem private key of the instance

Everything else I left blank and was able to SFTP to instance via Notepad++ without issues.