How To Create SSH Key?

Open a terminal or command prompt

Check for existing SSH keys with `ls -al ~/.ssh`

Generate a new SSH key with `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 with `eval “$(ssh-agent -s)”`

Add your private key to the SSH agent with `ssh-add ~/.ssh/id_ed25519`

Copy the public key with `cat ~/.ssh/id_ed25519.pub`

Add the public key to your GitHub, GitLab, or server account

Test the SSH connection with `ssh -T git@github.com`

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