Setup SSH keys for use with GitHub/GitLab/BitBucket etc

README.md

Create a new repository, or reuse an existing one.

Generate a new SSH key:

ssh-keygen -t rsa -C "your_email@example.com"

Copy the contents of the file ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub to your SSH keys in your GitHub account settings (https://github.com/settings/keys).

Test SSH key:

$ ssh -T git@github.com
Hi developius! You've successfully authenticated, but GitHub does not provide shell access.

Change directory into the local clone of your repository (if you're not already there) and run:

git remote set-url origin git@github.com:username/your-repository.git

Now try editing a file (try the README) and then do:

$ git commit -am "Update README.md"
$ git push

You should not be asked for a username or password. If it works, your SSH key is correctly configured.

Thanks for the guidance but after following the steps it is still asking for the username and password with pushing.

Thanks for the guidance but after following the steps it is still asking for the username and password with pushing.

had the same issue. It helped when I switched to the ssh and not https, Moreover I've added my public-key not to my account settings instead I've added my key to the repo with special rights, I've just created my repo so with a fix new git clone everything was fine but if you had bigger stuff and some branches etc. maybe script this will help https://gist.github.com/m14t/3056747