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authorAchilleas Pipinellis <axilleas@axilleas.me>2016-10-10 22:07:17 +0200
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# 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 your GitLab account with.
+1. The first thing you need to do is go to your [command line](start-using-git.md)
+ and follow the [instructions](../ssh/README.md) to generate your SSH key pair.
-## Generate your SSH Key
+1. Once you do that, login to GitLab with your credentials.
+1. On the upper right corner, click on your avatar and go to your **Profile settings**.
-Create an account on GitLab. Sign up and check your email for your confirmation link.
+ ![Profile settings dropdown](img/profile_settings.png)
-After you confirm, go to GitLab and sign in to your account.
+1. Navigate to the **SSH keys** tab.
-## Add your SSH Key
+ ![SSH Keys](img/profile_settings_ssh_keys.png)
-On the left side menu, click on "profile settings" and then click on "SSH Keys":
+3. Paste your **public** key that you generated in the first step in the 'Key'
+ box.
-![SSH Keys](img/shh_keys.png)
+ ![Paste SSH public key](img/profile_settings_ssh_keys_paste_pub.png)
-Then click on the green button "Add SSH Key":
+1. Optionally, give it a descriptive title so that you can recognize it in the
+ event you add multiple keys.
-![Add SSH Key](img/add_sshkey.png)
+ ![SSH key title](img/profile_settings_ssh_keys_title.png)
-There, you should paste the SSH Key that your command line will generate for you. Below you'll find the steps to generate it:
+1. Finally, click on **Add key** to add it to GitLab. You will be able to see
+ its fingerprint, its title and creation date.
-![Paste SSH Key](img/paste_sshkey.png)
+ ![SSH key single page](img/profile_settings_ssh_keys_single_key.png)
-## To generate an SSH Key on your command line
-Go to your [command line](start-using-git.md) and follow the [instructions](../ssh/README.md) to generate it.
+>**Note:**
+Once you add a key, you cannot edit it, only remove it. In case the paste
+didn't work, you will have to remove the offending key and re-add it.
-Copy the SSH Key that your command line created and paste it on the "Key" box on the GitLab page. The title will be added automatically.
+---
-![Paste SSH Key](img/key.png)
-
-Now, you'll be able to use Git over SSH, instead of Git over HTTP.
+Congratulations! You are now ready to use Git over SSH, instead of Git over HTTP!