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Simple Steps to generate and add SSH key to your GitHub account
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Simple Steps to generate and add SSH key to your GitHub account

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/jvc-byte/how-to-generate-and-add-ssh-key-to-github
• Owner: jvc-byte
• Created: 2024-08-08T20:12:12.000Z (3 months ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2024-08-18T08:26:41.000Z (3 months ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-10-12T11:09:36.379Z (about 1 month ago)
• Topics: add-ssh-key, generate-ssh-key, ssh-key
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# How-to-generate-and-add-SSH-key-to-GitHub (Linux CLI)

## The below are verified steps to add SSH key to your GItHub account (Linux CLI):

### 1. Check for Existing SSH Keys:

```bash

ls -al ~/.ssh

```

There should be files named `id_rsa` (private key) and `id_rsa.pub` (public key) or similarly named key pairs.

If there is no SSH key available you will receive a message like: `ls: cannot access '/c/Users/dell/.ssh': No such file or directory`

### 2. Generate a New SSH Key (if there is no SSH available else skip No. 2)

```bash

ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 4096 -C "[email protected]"

```

Follow the prompts properly to save the key, and you can press Enter to accept the default file location. When prompted for a passphrase, you can choose to set one or leave it empty by pressing Enter.

### 3. Type the below command to add the SSH Key to the SSH Agent

```bash

eval "$(ssh-agent -s)"

```

```bash

ssh-add ~/.ssh/id_rsa

```

### 4. Add Your SSH Key to Your GitHub Account

Copy your SSH key to your clipboard:

```bash

cat ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub

```

Go to [GitHub SSH settings](https://github.com/settings/keys), click "New SSH key," paste your key, and save it.

### 5. Test your SSH connection to GitHub:

```bash

ssh -T [email protected]

```

You should see a success message like:

```

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

```

### 6. Update the Remote URL.

Ensure your repository's remote URL uses the correct SSH format. Run:

```bash

git remote -v

```

If it shows a URL starting with `https://`, update it to the SSH format:

```bash

git remote set-url origin [email protected]:jekhokie/raspberry-noaa-v2.git

```

### 7. Try cloning the repository again:

```bash

git clone [email protected]:jekhokie/raspberry-noaa-v2.git

```

This will resolve the `Permission denied (publickey)` issue and successfully clone your repository via SSH.