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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 8fecdc6948e..aac73d4c9c5 100644 --- a/doc/gitlab-basics/create-your-ssh-keys.md +++ b/doc/gitlab-basics/create-your-ssh-keys.md @@ -1,22 +1,22 @@ -# How to create your SSH keys +# Create and add your SSH public key -This topic describes how to create SSH keys. You do this to use Git over SSH instead of Git over HTTP. +This topic describes how to: -## Creating your SSH keys +- Create an SSH key pair to use with GitLab. +- Add the SSH public key to your GitLab account. -1. Go to your [command line](start-using-git.md) and follow the [instructions](../ssh/README.md) to generate your SSH key pair. -1. Log in to GitLab. -1. In the upper-right corner, click your avatar and select **Settings**. -1. On the **User Settings** menu, select **SSH keys**. -1. Paste the **public** key generated in the first step in the **Key** - text field. -1. Optionally, give it a descriptive title so that you can recognize it in the - event you add multiple keys. -1. Finally, click the **Add key** button to add it to GitLab. You will be able to see - its fingerprint, title, and creation date. +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). -  +## 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. + +## 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). NOTE: **Note:** Once you add a key, you cannot edit it. If the paste -didn't work, you need to remove the offending key and re-add it. +[didn't work](../ssh/README.md#testing-that-everything-is-set-up-correctly), you need to remove the key and re-add it. |