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1. Generate ssh key ssh-keygen -f ~/.ssh/project_x_id_rsa -t rsa -b 4096 -C "{email}"

2. Add public key to "deploy keys" in github

3. Verify connection: sudo ssh -T git@github.com

4. Edit ssh config file:

  • Edit ssh config file if you use multiple repos on server: sudo nano ~/.ssh/config and add these lines:
Host github.com-project-x
Hostname github.com
IdentityFile=~/.ssh/project_x_id_rsa

5. Clone the repo with custom host: git clone git@github.com-project-x:user/project-x.git .

6. All good.

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