h-b8/ssh-setup

GENERATING SSH KEYS

IN YOUR TERMINAL, BEGIN AT ROOT FOLDER (~)

ssh-keygen -t ed25519 -C "[email protected]"

WHEN YOU SEE...

Enter a file in which to save the key (/Users/you/.ssh/id_ed25519):*

[Press enter]

Enter passphrase (empty for no passphrase):

[Type a passphrase, or press enter to skip]

Enter same passphrase again:

[Type passphrase again]

START THE SSH AGENT

eval "$(ssh-agent -s)"

OPEN FILE (WINDOWS USERS SKIP)

open ~/.ssh/config

IF FILE DOES NOT EXIST (WINDOWS USERS SKIP)

> The file /Users/you/.ssh/config does not exist.
touch ~/.ssh/config

OPEN FILE (WINDOWS USERS SKIP)

open ~/.ssh/config

PASTE INTO TEXT EDITOR (WINDOWS USERS SKIP)

Host *  
  AddKeysToAgent yes  
  UseKeychain yes  
  IdentityFile ~/.ssh/id_ed25519  

SAVE AND CLOSE THE FILE (WINDOWS USERS SKIP)

BACK IN TERMINAL: ADD TO KEYCHAIN

ssh-add -K ~/.ssh/id_ed25519

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ADDING SSH TO GITHUB

RUN THIS LINE IN TERMINAL TO COPY PUBLIC KEY TO CLIPBOARD (MAC)

pbcopy < ~/.ssh/id_ed25519.pub

RUN THIS LINE IN TERMINAL TO COPY PUBLIC KEY TO CLIPBOARD (WINDOWS)

clip < ~/.ssh/id_ed25519.pub

ON GITHUB:
FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS AND PASTE IN COPIED KEY FROM ABOVE STEP (CMD/CTRL + V)
https://docs.github.com/en/github/authenticating-to-github/connecting-to-github-with-ssh/adding-a-new-ssh-key-to-your-github-account

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CONNECT TO YOUR REPO

ON GITHUB:
FOLLOW THESE INSTRUCTIONS TO SET UP A REPO
https://docs.github.com/en/get-started/quickstart/create-a-repo

IN YOUR TERMINAL:

cd into your project folder

git remote set-url origin [PASTE YOUR SSH URL HERE]
git branch -M main
git add .
git commit -m "your first commit"
git push -u origin main