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## setting_up_ssh_keys.md

      
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    This is something that I do all the time but I always get it wrong....


Navigate to  ~/.ssh/


Run below command and follow the prompt


ssh-keygen -t rsa


Make sure the permission are as follow

.ssh directory is 700 (drwx------)
public key is 644 (-rw-r--r--)
private key is 600 (-rw-------)


NOTE: if you are using git-bash on windows and chmod doesnt work, then read this and install cygwin to chmod
NOTE NOTE: Host * should always be the last entry as a catchall

Create config file in ~/.ssh/ . A sample config should look something like this:

Host *
  User user123
  IdentityFile ~/.ssh/id_rsa