Open a terminal
Check for existing SSH keys: `ls -al ~/.ssh`
Generate a new SSH key: `ssh-keygen -t ed25519 -C “your_email@example.com”`
Press Enter to accept the default file location
Enter a passphrase if prompted
Start the SSH agent: `eval “$(ssh-agent -s)”`
Add your SSH private key to the SSH agent: `ssh-add ~/.ssh/id_ed25519`
Copy the SSH public key: `cat ~/.ssh/id_ed25519.pub`
Sign in to GitHub
Go to Settings
Select SSH and GPG keys
Click New SSH key
Enter a title
Paste the copied public key into the key field
Click Add SSH key
Test the connection: `ssh -T git@github.com`