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Config Github

Guide and configuration for using the Github platform.

Config Github

Config SSH

To use Git with GitHub, an SSH key must be created on your computer and added to your GitHub account settings.

  1. Open the terminal
  2. Create a new SSH key with this command

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     ssh-keygen -t ed25519 -C "<user_mail>"
    
    • <user_mail> is your email address.
  3. Open the new key C:\Users\<username>\.ssh\id_ed25519.pub in a text editor.
  4. Add the key contents to a new SSH key on Github
StepImageDescription
1github ssh 1Click on the profit image
2github ssh 2Open Github settings
3github ssh 3Opening SSH and GPG Key Settings
4github ssh 4New SSH Key
5github ssh 5Configuring the New SSH Key
  • Add a name to the key
  • Copy the contents of the public key id_ed25519.pub into the Key field
  • Finally, validate and add the key

Once this configuration is complete, you will be able to use Github and Git to clone, commit, push, pull, etc.

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