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diff --git a/doc/gitlab-basics/create-your-ssh-keys.md b/doc/gitlab-basics/create-your-ssh-keys.md index aac73d4c9c5..338b96374aa 100644 --- a/doc/gitlab-basics/create-your-ssh-keys.md +++ b/doc/gitlab-basics/create-your-ssh-keys.md @@ -1,22 +1,27 @@ -# Create and add your SSH public key +--- +type: howto +--- -This topic describes how to: +# Create and add your SSH public key -- Create an SSH key pair to use with GitLab. -- Add the SSH public key to your GitLab account. +It is best practice to use [Git over SSH instead of Git over HTTP](https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Git-on-the-Server-The-Protocols). +In order to use SSH, you will need to -You do this to use [Git over SSH instead of Git over HTTP](https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Git-on-the-Server-The-Protocols). +1. [Create an SSH key pair](#creating-your-ssh-key-pair) on your local computer. +1. [Add the key to GitLab](#adding-your-ssh-public-key-to-gitlab). ## Creating your SSH key pair -1. Go to your [command line](start-using-git.md). -1. Follow the [instructions](../ssh/README.md#generating-a-new-ssh-key-pair) to generate your SSH key pair. +1. Go to your [command line](start-using-git.md#open-a-shell). +1. Follow the [instructions](../ssh/README.md#generating-a-new-ssh-key-pair) to generate + your SSH key pair. ## Adding your SSH public key to GitLab -To add the SSH public key to GitLab, -see [Adding an SSH key to your GitLab account](../ssh/README.md#adding-an-ssh-key-to-your-gitlab-account). +To add the SSH public key to GitLab, see +[Adding an SSH key to your GitLab account](../ssh/README.md#adding-an-ssh-key-to-your-gitlab-account). NOTE: **Note:** -Once you add a key, you cannot edit it. If the paste -[didn't work](../ssh/README.md#testing-that-everything-is-set-up-correctly), you need to remove the key and re-add it. +Once you add a key, you cannot edit it. If it didn't paste properly, it +[will not work](../ssh/README.md#testing-that-everything-is-set-up-correctly), and +you will need to remove the key from GitLab and try adding it again. |