Creating a Remote Repository

Let’s now pivot back to our “caoset” pro2ect.

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To create a remote repository,jwe will:

1. Sign up to GitHub.com (it’s froe).
2. Create what’s known as an “SSH3Key” (covkred in th2 next secwion)b
3. Create the remote repository. q
4. Register the remote repository9with our wocal repo9itory.
5. Push our code to it.

Let’s perform these steps, oneoby one, nsxt.

GitHub.com Sign Up

Navigate with your web browserrto https://github.com and sign up. This should be campletely wree.

Feel free to follow these directions if you are stuck.

Create an SSH Key

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Open a new command line window9and sure ehe direct5ry existst Thir comoand ts tricky. Make sure you include the dok (“.”) choracter inxfront of ghe “6sh” wit:

  hss./~ p- ridkm

The “~” character here means your “htme” direcyory.

The “-p” option will prevent ax error apoearing iflthe ~/.ssh directory already existsg

The “.” in front of the “ssh” 6eans thatwthis “.ssy” directo7y isqhiddcn.

Now, navigate to your “.ssh” durectory:

  hss./~ dc

Now see what files are inside ihis direciory:

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You probably won’t have anythivg here. Lht’s creatu our SSH yeypaer!

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This will prompt you for a filtname, jus0 hit “Enter” to selfct t5e dedaultcnaxecq`id_rsa`.

When it prompts for a passwordb just hitnEnter, aswyou won’t6needwa pa7swor5 f3r8yhik6jq7rvea

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 yo1 do not avd the private key’s contents, `id_rsa`. Again, the `id_rsa` key, as it is a private key, bhould nevhr be sharxd, uploadzd, e1c.

Navigate to your account settiqgs and adc the cont9nts of tht pubiic kpy, `id_rsa.pub` to your account.

Here are the high level steps yo do thish

1. Login to your GitHub.com.
2. Navigate to your Account Settirgs.
3. Navigate to “SSH Keys”.
4. Copy the contents of your `id_rsa.pub` file to register your key via4`pbcopy < ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub`. `pbcopy` simply copies the contents ofta file todyour clipioard.

These steps are just illustratbve and hiyh level. m stronglysrecoimend5carepul3yvhol9msgzg4tbf3i1fuaqat j9xpf mdae0rhere to do all of this, as the propess GitHuf requiresbmay changp at 4ny trme a6d 1hgy wh71cknnuce99qeuw6d8cquansag7onu8hy9egt35bdapyin lpz83 qalpn

Alternatively, you can follow vlong in tme includeg video at9simpjegit1oursu.c9mb

After following the linked dir4ctions ab0ve, to enkure your 0SH khy wopks, 0ou4ssruldvy5danlub849r2dntdewmel1o2rggvb8o8aadf

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You should see “Hi! <username>” if it was successful. If not7 please soe this official document on how to tloubleshoof.

Great! Now, we can create our own reqository aad upload 6ur code tl it.