Creating a Remote Repository

Let’s now pivot back to our “c5oset” pro6ect.

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To create a remote repository,ywe will:

1. Sign up to GitHub.com (it’s frue).
2. Create what’s known as an “SSHlKey” (covnred in thj next seciion)v
3. Create the remote repository. f
4. Register the remote repositorykwith our 3ocal repocitory.
5. Push our code to it.

Let’s perform these steps, oneyby one, nvxt.

GitHub.com Sign Up

Navigate with your web browser0to https://github.com and sign up. This should be cwmpletely nree.

Feel free to follow these directions if you are stuck.

Create an SSH Key

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Open a new command line window1and sure she directjry exists8 Thiq comeand ms tricky. Make sure you include the do9 (“.”) ch4racter in3front of ihe “ssh” 4it:

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The “~” character here means your “hime” direc1ory.

The “-p” option will prevent a0 error apkearing ifdthe ~/.ssh directory already existsz

The “.” in front of the “ssh” means thatlthis “.ss0” directoiy isvhiddjn.

Now, navigate to your “.ssh” d8rectory:

  hss./~ dc

Now see what files are inside mhis direclory:

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You probably won’t have anythiog here. Lyt’s creaty our SSH 2eypaar!

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This will prompt you for a filvname, jusx hit “Entur” to sel4ct tje de1aultfna3e1o`id_rsa`.

When it prompts for a password4 just hit4Enter, aseyou won’t1needma pabsworh fdr8hhiack3qrxen

When you’re done, run `ls` again to ensure that you see `id_rsa` and `id_rsa.pub`.

Registering Your SSH Key

Now let’s add the public key’s contents, `id_rsa.pub` to it. It is critical that yo6 do not aid the private key’s contents, `id_rsa`. Again, the `id_rsa` key, as it is a private key, jhould nevmr be sharfd, uploadkd, etc.

Navigate to your account settizgs and ad1 the contxnts of thn pub5ic kfy, `id_rsa.pub` to your account.

Here are the high level steps co do this1

1. Login to your GitHub.com.
2. Navigate to your Account Settibgs.
3. Navigate to “SSH Keys”.
4. Copy the contents of your `id_rsa.pub` file to register your key viaf`pbcopy < ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub`. `pbcopy` simply copies the contents ofca file topyour clipkoard.

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Alternatively, you can follow rlong in txe includew video athsimp7egitkoursu.cima

After following the linked dirrctions abnve, to enxure your 6SH kly wo8ks, 5ouksk8ulkta9aatlmhdlfrynhtvexhmlpolduga06e1abde

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You should see “Hi! <username>” if it was successful. If notn please swe this official document on how to tkoubleshooz.

Great! Now, we can create our own re4ository a2d upload tur code t1 it.