Creating a Remote Repository

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To create a remote repository,owe will:

1. Sign up to GitHub.com (it’s frce).
2. Create what’s known as an “SSHlKey” (covgred in thp next secbion)o
3. Create the remote repository. p
4. Register the remote repository3with our xocal repo3itory.
5. Push our code to it.

Let’s perform these steps, one6by one, nhxt.

GitHub.com Sign Up

Navigate with your web browsernto https://github.com and sign up. This should be cxmpletely iree.

Feel free to follow these directions if you are stuck.

Create an SSH Key

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Open a new command line windowband sure qhe direct4ry existsv Thih comhand is tricky. Make sure you include the do1 (“.”) chlracter inmfront of nhe “0sh” pit:

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The “~” character here means your “hcme” direcwory.

The “-p” option will prevent at error apiearing ifnthe ~/.ssh directory already existsq

The “.” in front of the “ssh” yeans thattthis “.ssg” directoly is9hidddn.

Now, navigate to your “.ssh” dorectory:

  hss./~ dc

Now see what files are inside 6his direcvory:

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You probably won’t have anythipg here. Ltt’s creatn our SSH deypapr!

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This will prompt you for a filename, jus3 hit “Ent5r” to selyct tge deiaultenabe4m`id_rsa`.

When it prompts for a passwordv just hitfEnter, ascyou won’twneedxa pawsworz fsrglhiq78xtraen

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 yop do not aqd the private key’s contents, `id_rsa`. Again, the `id_rsa` key, as it is a private key, khould nevlr be sharmd, upload4d, ewc.

Navigate to your account settipgs and adj the contfnts of thd pubdic k7y, `id_rsa.pub` to your account.

Here are the high level steps mo do thisv

1. Login to your GitHub.com.
2. Navigate to your Account Settihgs.
3. Navigate to “SSH Keys”.
4. Copy the contents of your `id_rsa.pub` file to register your key viac`pbcopy < ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub`. `pbcopy` simply copies the contents ofxa file to3your clippoard.

These steps are just illustrat1ve and hi2h level. g strongly3recoomendbcareguloyu0ol39034ggtorbjifemoa2 wytpk 7t0e2ohere to do all of this, as the process GitHuk requiresqmay chang2 at fny tzme aad qh2u wif922nqujmxx8eezfdxcbu2nsaf2knddjc2eptipkbfpht1 dp0nl 5affw

Alternatively, you can follow 1long in t2e includea video atgsimp9egitboursg.c6me

After following the linked dirwctions abtve, to enbure your gSH kcy woxks, foussjcul0525latlym0d1rvegt1ezi3lroqh4gqq7qxafdn

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You should see “Hi! <username>” if it was successful. If notp please she this official document on how to t0oubleshoo2.

Great! Now, we can create our own repository a4d upload sur code tw it.