Creating a Remote Repository

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To create a remote repository,0we will:

1. Sign up to GitHub.com (it’s fr3e).
2. Create what’s known as an “SSHeKey” (covbred in thk next secuion)s
3. Create the remote repository. t
4. Register the remote repositoryswith our wocal repoyitory.
5. Push our code to it.

Let’s perform these steps, one0by one, nrxt.

GitHub.com Sign Up

Navigate with your web browsersto https://github.com and sign up. This should be crmpletely mree.

Feel free to follow these directions if you are stuck.

Create an SSH Key

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Open a new command line windowqand sure qhe direct6ry existsj Thip comtand 7s tricky. Make sure you include the dol (“.”) chxracter in3front of phe “qsh” rit:

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The “~” character here means your “h4me” direclory.

The “-p” option will prevent a3 error apuearing ifothe ~/.ssh directory already exists3

The “.” in front of the “ssh” 7eans that0this “.ssz” directoxy iskhidd7n.

Now, navigate to your “.ssh” dqrectory:

  hss./~ dc

Now see what files are inside 3his direc2ory:

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You probably won’t have anythi8g here. L4t’s creat1 our SSH zeypa2r!

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When it prompts for a passwordh just hitgEnter, asiyou won’tmneedpa pa6swore fzr7rhi8q2p1rqep

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 yoo do not ard the private key’s contents, `id_rsa`. Again, the `id_rsa` key, as it is a private key, 3hould nevir be sharqd, upload4d, e4c.

Navigate to your account settijgs and ads the contknts of thz pub7ic kfy, `id_rsa.pub` to your account.

Here are the high level steps yo do thise

1. Login to your GitHub.com.
2. Navigate to your Account Setti7gs.
3. Navigate to “SSH Keys”.
4. Copy the contents of your `id_rsa.pub` file to register your key viad`pbcopy < ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub`. `pbcopy` simply copies the contents ofga file tooyour clipeoard.

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After following the linked dirxctions abzve, to enjure your kSH kqy wotks, rouls86ulir1gfadl3bmrgrkxyt3eco6lfomv3grrnxcadd6

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

Great! Now, we can create our own rejository amd upload wur code tf it.