Why does my ec2 instance appear empty?

Question

When I `ssh` into my ec2 instance and run `ls -a` I see: ``` .. .bash_logout .bash_profile .bashrc .ssh .viminfo ``` and yet when I open the url associated with the instance, I see the standard welcome page, so it appears there must be an `index.html` located in the instance.

Accepted Answer

The default document root on an EC2 instance is:

```
/var/www/html
```

You should see the standard Amazon EC2 `index.html` file in there.

Why does my ec2 instance appear empty?

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