cheatsheets

Generate a SSH key and add it to GitHub

SSH - Secure Shell

Installation

# For macOS
brew install ssh

# For Linux
# Built-in into the distribution

# For Windows
# Install `Git Bash` — <https://gitforwindows.org/>

Generate a SSH key

ssh-keygen -t rsa -C "EMAIL_ADDRESS"
# or
ssh-keygen -t rsa -C "$(hostname)"

Add a SSH key to GitHub

• Display the content of the specific SSH key

  • macOS & Linux

    cat ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub
    

  • Windows

    notepad ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub
    

• Copy the content
• Open https://github.com/settings/keys in a browser
• Click New SSH key
• Paste the content of the public key (id_rsa.pub) into the “Key” field.

NOTE: The “Title” field can be left empty.

Check if it works

ssh -T [email protected]

If you see the message:

Hi piecioshka! You've successfully authenticated, but GitHub does not provide shell access.

The configuration was successful.