title: EC2 instance 'took too long to respond'
body: <p>I have a site built on NodeJS, which I am currently trying to deploy on the free tier on AWS.</p>
  
  <p>So far I have created an instance, launched it, I can connect via SSH (console) to my instance, and have successfully pulled my files from my Git repository. However, when I try to browse my public DNS, I get: <strong>ec2-54-252-151-208.ap-southeast-2.compute.amazonaws.com:8080</strong> took too long to respond. </p>
  
  <p>I have also had a look at the settings on security group (as recommended on a different post) and ensured that inbound and outbound 'HTTP' and 'HTTPS' traffic are allowed (screenshot below):</p>
  
  <p>Inbound settings:
  <a href="https://i.stack.imgur.com/quzpi.jpg" rel="noreferrer"><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/quzpi.jpg" alt="Inbound settings"></a></p>
  
  <p>Outbound settings:
  <a href="https://i.stack.imgur.com/GXv8m.png" rel="noreferrer"><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/GXv8m.png" alt="enter image description here"></a></p>
  
  <p>Any ideas on what else could be causing this issue? I would greatly appreciate your help. Thanks.</p>