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author | Jeroen van Baarsen <jeroenvanbaarsen@gmail.com> | 2014-02-13 11:55:46 +0100 |
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committer | Jeroen van Baarsen <jeroenvanbaarsen@gmail.com> | 2014-02-28 19:30:13 +0100 |
commit | 564c37d9b69367fb7384a22edad53c8e75aeb2cb (patch) | |
tree | 8466be03d9e579fb89c26f2d5e4490b6296becae /doc/ssh | |
parent | 049d0cc396669d7b970fc3d23e87eb62b3e57b75 (diff) | |
download | gitlab-ce-564c37d9b69367fb7384a22edad53c8e75aeb2cb.tar.gz |
Moved all the help files to markdown files:
Files moved:
* Workflow
* help/ssh
* help/webhooks
* help/system_hooks
* help/public_access
* help/permissions
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diff --git a/doc/ssh/ssh.md b/doc/ssh/ssh.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..0a38bc16b49 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/ssh/ssh.md @@ -0,0 +1,24 @@ +SSH key allows you to establish a secure connection between your computer and GitLab + + +Before generating an SSH key, check if your system already has one by running `cat ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub` +If your see a long string starting with `ssh-rsa` or `ssh-dsa`, you can skip the ssh-keygen step. + + +To generate a new SSH key just open your terminal and use code below. The ssh-keygen command prompts you for a location and filename to store the key pair and for a password. +When prompted for the location and filename you can press enter to use the default. +It is a best practice to use a password for an SSH key but it is not required and you can skip creating a password by pressing enter. +Note that the password you choose here can't be altered or retrieved. + +```bash +ssh-keygen -t rsa -C "$your_email" +``` + +Use the code below to show your public key. + +```bash +cat ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub +``` + +Copy-paste the key to the 'My SSH Keys' section under the 'SSH' tab in your user profile. +Please copy the complete key starting with `ssh-` and ending with your username and host. |