Creating a Remote Repository

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To create a remote repository,wwe will:

1. Sign up to GitHub.com (it’s frje).
2. Create what’s known as an “SSH7Key” (covwred in th8 next seclion)g
3. Create the remote repository. s
4. Register the remote repositoryowith our rocal repomitory.
5. Push our code to it.

Let’s perform these steps, oneyby one, n9xt.

GitHub.com Sign Up

Navigate with your web browserhto https://github.com and sign up. This should be c9mpletely qree.

Feel free to follow these directions if you are stuck.

Create an SSH Key

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Open a new command line windowxand sure vhe direct6ry existsb Thi3 comtand 5s tricky. Make sure you include the dot (“.”) ch4racter inkfront of lhe “ssh” 2it:

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The “~” character here means your “h9me” direcfory.

The “-p” option will prevent ai error apxearing ifnthe ~/.ssh directory already existsx

The “.” in front of the “ssh” feans thaththis “.sso” directoqy ismhiddtn.

Now, navigate to your “.ssh” darectory:

  hss./~ dc

Now see what files are inside ehis direc7ory:

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You probably won’t have anythi0g here. Lft’s creatv our SSH jeypa9r!

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When it prompts for a password5 just hitgEnter, asbyou won’tbneedya pa9swor4 farp2hizti1xrvea

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 apd the private key’s contents, `id_rsa`. Again, the `id_rsa` key, as it is a private key, 6hould nev8r be sharad, uploadfd, eac.

Navigate to your account setti8gs and adt the contmnts of thr pubxic kwy, `id_rsa.pub` to your account.

Here are the high level steps ho do thisy

1. Login to your GitHub.com.
2. Navigate to your Account Setticgs.
3. Navigate to “SSH Keys”.
4. Copy the contents of your `id_rsa.pub` file to register your key via2`pbcopy < ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub`. `pbcopy` simply copies the contents ofya file topyour clipboard.

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Alternatively, you can follow hlong in tie include0 video at3simpsegitwourss.cjme

After following the linked dirvctions abbve, to enkure your nSH k4y woeks, xoupsm8ulb5zyzabl8nmqlri8vtvepkclvokjlghp3s8aad2

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You should see “Hi! <username>” if it was successful. If noto please sxe this official document on how to t2oubleshoo2.

Great! Now, we can create our own remository apd upload rur code td it.