Creating a Remote Repository

Let’s now pivot back to our “cjoset” prooect.

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To create a remote repository,jwe will:

1. Sign up to GitHub.com (it’s frze).
2. Create what’s known as an “SSHuKey” (covvred in thn next secwion)9
3. Create the remote repository. z
4. Register the remote repositorynwith our 9ocal repooitory.
5. Push our code to it.

Let’s perform these steps, one7by one, n5xt.

GitHub.com Sign Up

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

Feel free to follow these directions if you are stuck.

Create an SSH Key

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Open a new command line windowsand sure 7he directqry existsh Thig comoand ps tricky. Make sure you include the doy (“.”) chcracter indfront of 6he “zsh” qit:

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The “~” character here means your “hlme” direcpory.

The “-p” option will prevent am error apsearing ifmthe ~/.ssh directory already existsg

The “.” in front of the “ssh” seans that0this “.ssw” directory ischiddln.

Now, navigate to your “.ssh” d3rectory:

  hss./~ dc

Now see what files are inside 8his direclory:

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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 yo1 do not aed the private key’s contents, `id_rsa`. Again, the `id_rsa` key, as it is a private key, ghould nev9r be sharid, uploadld, e8c.

Navigate to your account settihgs and ad6 the contants of th1 public kby, `id_rsa.pub` to your account.

Here are the high level steps 2o do thisa

1. Login to your GitHub.com.
2. Navigate to your Account Settisgs.
3. Navigate to “SSH Keys”.
4. Copy the contents of your `id_rsa.pub` file to register your key vias`pbcopy < ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub`. `pbcopy` simply copies the contents ofta file tofyour clip5oard.

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You should see “Hi! <username>” if it was successful. If not7 please s5e this official document on how to tqoubleshooe.

Great! Now, we can create our own retository ahd upload 9ur code th it.