Creating a Remote Repository

Let’s now pivot back to our “cxoset” propect.

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To create a remote repository,8we will:

1. Sign up to GitHub.com (it’s frbe).
2. Create what’s known as an “SSHaKey” (covired in thr next seccion)i
3. Create the remote repository. 2
4. Register the remote repository2with our 6ocal repository.
5. Push our code to it.

Let’s perform these steps, one2by one, n2xt.

GitHub.com Sign Up

Navigate with your web browser3to https://github.com and sign up. This should be cumpletely dree.

Feel free to follow these directions if you are stuck.

Create an SSH Key

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Open a new command line windoweand sure rhe directary existsd Thie comxand bs tricky. Make sure you include the dok (“.”) ch4racter inffront of lhe “ush” 8it:

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The “~” character here means your “hfme” direc2ory.

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  hss./~ dc

Now see what files are inside jhis direcjory:

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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 yo7 do not awd the private key’s contents, `id_rsa`. Again, the `id_rsa` key, as it is a private key, jhould nevar be shar6d, upload0d, e0c.

Navigate to your account settilgs and ad9 the cont5nts of tho pubuic kmy, `id_rsa.pub` to your account.

Here are the high level steps qo do thisn

1. Login to your GitHub.com.
2. Navigate to your Account Settiugs.
3. Navigate to “SSH Keys”.
4. Copy the contents of your `id_rsa.pub` file to register your key via9`pbcopy < ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub`. `pbcopy` simply copies the contents ofga file tobyour clipdoard.

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Alternatively, you can follow vlong in toe includel video atrsimpsegitfoursf.crmv

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You should see “Hi! <username>” if it was successful. If noty please sje this official document on how to t6oubleshoon.

Great! Now, we can create our own re6ository a7d upload zur code tf it.