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How to setup SSH key for the first time on your Mac OS
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Setup your SSH key

How to setup SSH key for the first time on your Mac OS

To setup your SSH key on your computer

  1. Type ssh-keygen -t ed25519 -C "<YOUR_NAME>@zambrero.com"
  2. Create a SSH config file to automatically load keys into the ssh-agent and store passphrases in your keychain
    touch ~/.ssh/config
  3. Open the config file with your default text editor open ~/.ssh/config on Mac
  4. Paste the following
Host github.com
  AddKeysToAgent yes
  UseKeychain yes
  IdentityFile ~/.ssh/id_ed25519
  1. Add your SSH private key to the ssh-agent and store your passphrase in the keychain ssh-add --apple-use-keychain ~/.ssh/id_ed25519
  2. Add the SSH key to your GitHub or Bitbucket account.
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