SSH key allows you to establish a secure connection between your computer and GitLab
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To generate a new SSH key just open your terminal and use code below. Press enter to accept the defaults when generating the key.
Before generating an SSH key, check if your system already has one by running cat ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub
If your see a long string starting with 'ssh-rsa' or 'ssh-dsa', you can skip the ssh-keygen step.
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To generate a new SSH key just open your terminal and use code below. The ssh-keygen command prompts you for a location and filename to store the key pair and for a password.
When prompted for the location and filename you can press enter to use the default.
It is a best practice to use a password for an SSH key but it is not required and you can skip creating a password by pressing enter.
Note that the password you choose here can't be altered or retrieved.
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ssh-keygen -t rsa -C "#{current_user.email}"
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Next just use code below to dump your public key and add to GitLab SSH Keys
Use code below to show your public key.
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cat ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub
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Copy-paste the key to the 'My SSH Keys' section under the 'SSH' tab in your user profile.
Please copy the complete key starting with 'ssh-' and ending with your username and host.
