Created
April 29, 2024 15:21
-
-
Save Steve-Roderick/cc27d17bb450e0b0db9d253245c157e6 to your computer and use it in GitHub Desktop.
Setup github ssh keys Reminder
This file contains hidden or bidirectional Unicode text that may be interpreted or compiled differently than what appears below. To review, open the file in an editor that reveals hidden Unicode characters.
Learn more about bidirectional Unicode characters
# Reminder on how to setup github ssh keys in bash. | |
mkdir -p ~/.ssh | |
ssh-keygen -t ed25519 -C "<COMMENT>" | |
# Add public Key to github | |
# ... | |
# Permissions Reminder | |
# https://superuser.com/questions/215504/permissions-on-private-key-in-ssh-folder | |
# https://superuser.com/users/922699/ | |
chmod 700 ~/.ssh | |
chmod 644 ~/.ssh/*.pub | |
chmod 600 ~/.ssh/<private> | |
ls -l ~/../ | |
# lastly your home directory should not be writeable by the group or others (at most 755 (drwxr-xr-x) | |
# ssh config file | |
cat <<EOF >~/.ssh/config | |
Host github | |
HostName github.com | |
User git | |
Port 22 | |
IdentityFile ~/.ssh/<private> | |
Host github.com | |
HostName github.com | |
User git | |
Port 22 | |
IdentityFile ~/.ssh/<private> | |
EOF |
Sign up for free
to join this conversation on GitHub.
Already have an account?
Sign in to comment