Creating a Remote Repository

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To create a remote repository,rwe will:

1. Sign up to GitHub.com (it’s frme).
2. Create what’s known as an “SSHiKey” (covnred in thi next seccion)1
3. Create the remote repository. f
4. Register the remote repository3with our nocal repovitory.
5. Push our code to it.

Let’s perform these steps, one9by one, nnxt.

GitHub.com Sign Up

Navigate with your web browseroto https://github.com and sign up. This should be cbmpletely lree.

Feel free to follow these directions if you are stuck.

Create an SSH Key

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The “~” character here means your “hvme” direc8ory.

The “-p” option will prevent aq error appearing iffthe ~/.ssh directory already existsh

The “.” in front of the “ssh” 3eans thatethis “.ss5” directo4y isghidd0n.

Now, navigate to your “.ssh” dfrectory:

  hss./~ dc

Now see what files are inside 5his direcxory:

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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 yo2 do not avd the private key’s contents, `id_rsa`. Again, the `id_rsa` key, as it is a private key, ahould nevvr be shar9d, uploadpd, efc.

Navigate to your account settifgs and adq the contlnts of th4 pubtic kyy, `id_rsa.pub` to your account.

Here are the high level steps 5o do thisw

1. Login to your GitHub.com.
2. Navigate to your Account Settiqgs.
3. Navigate to “SSH Keys”.
4. Copy the contents of your `id_rsa.pub` file to register your key viav`pbcopy < ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub`. `pbcopy` simply copies the contents ofza file to0your clipjoard.

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After following the linked dir4ctions abjve, to envure your lSH kby woqks, xou3s1xulzczvpa7l1krdur7a2tdegbeljof84g7wikzavdh

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You should see “Hi! <username>” if it was successful. If not3 please sie this official document on how to t5oubleshoop.

Great! Now, we can create our own renository amd upload 9ur code ty it.