added new file about creating your SSH keys

2 files changed, 48 insertions, 1 deletions

diff --git a/doc/gitlab_basics/README.md b/doc/gitlab_basics/README.md
index c434e0146e3..de56c3ab4fc 100644
--- a/doc/gitlab_basics/README.md
+++ b/doc/gitlab_basics/README.md
@@ -4,4 +4,4 @@ Step-by-step guides on the basics of working with Git and GitLab.
 
 * [Start using Git on the commandline](start_using_git.md)
 
-
+* [Create and add your SSH Keys](create_your_ssh_keys.md)
diff --git a/doc/gitlab_basics/create_your_ssh_keys.md b/doc/gitlab_basics/create_your_ssh_keys.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3720381f014
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/gitlab_basics/create_your_ssh_keys.md
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+# How to create your SSH Keys
+
+You need to connect your computer to your GitLab account through SSH Keys. They are unique for every computer that you link with your GitLab account with.
+
+## Generate your SSH Key
+
+* Create an account on GitLab. Sign up and check your email for your confirmation link
+
+* After you confirm, go to [gitlab.com](https://about.gitlab.com/) and sign in to your account
+
+## Add your SSH Key
+
+* At the top right corner, click on "profile settings"
+
+![profile settings](basicimages/profile_settings.png)
+
+* On the left side menu click on "SSH Keys"
+
+![SSH Keys](basicimages/shh_keys.png)
+
+* Then click on the green button "Add SSH Key"
+
+![Add SSH Key](basicimages/add_sshkey.png)
+
+* There, you should paste the SSH Key that your commandline will generate for you. Below you'll find the steps to generate it
+
+![Paste SSH Key](basicimages/paste_sshkey.png)
+
+## To generate an SSH Key on your commandline
+
+* Go to your [commandline](start_using_git.md) and follow the [instructions](https://gitlab.com/help/ssh/README) to generate it 
+
+* Copy your SSH Key that your commandline created and paste it on the "Key" box on the GitLab page. The title will be added automatically
+
+![Paste SSH Key](basicimages/key.png)
+
+## Things to know when using your commandline
+	
+1. Don’t use capital letters 
+
+1. You need to find out how your directory is structured. The structure is like a tree, so you won’t be able to access one subfolder unless you open the main folder where it is contained. Directories are folders or files in your system. 
+
+1. You can change multiple pages in one commit. A branch consists of multiple commits. 
+
+1. The terminal will add changes locally in your computer, that you later need to send to gitlab.com.
+
+1. You can add changes directly into your computer files after you tell the terminal: “git pull NAME OF DOC”, and then you can send those changes to GitLab through the terminal. (changes like adding files, changing names, adding pictures to files, etc)