This HowTo teaches you how to Generating a new SSH key and adding it to the ssh-agent.
Write Access is *ONLY* with "SSH Key-Based Authentication" Allowed
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1. Generating a new SSH key
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Open Terminal.
ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 4096 -C "your_email@swarmlab.io"
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This creates a new ssh key, using the provided email as a label.
When you're prompted to "Enter a file in which to save the key," press Enter. This accepts the default file location.
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2. Adding your SSH key to the ssh-agent
vim /home/user/.ssh/config
Host git.swarmlab.io
HostName git.swarmlab.io
Preferredauthentications publickey
IdentityFile /home/user/.ssh/file_ssh_key (1)
User git
Port 2222
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3. Adding a new SSH key to your Swarmlab.io account
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Copy the SSH key to your clipboard.
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In the upper-right corner of "Git Service", click Settings.
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In the user settings menou, click "SSH/GPG keys".
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Paste your key into the "Content" field.