Creating Git SSH-Key (Windows & Linux)

In this guide for those experiencing problems creating SSH keys while working with Git, we'll cover the SSH key creation process step by step for both Windows and Linux users. 🛠️

Creating SSH-Key for Windows#

1. Download and install Git Bash application from https://git-scm.com/downloads.
2. Open the terminal and run the following commands in order:

git config --global user.name "Your User Name"
git config --global user.email "your-email-address.com"
ssh-keygen

1. After running the commands, press Enter key for all options that appear.
2. After the key is created, go to C:\Users\yourusername\.ssh directory and open the id_rsa.pub file with Notepad.
3. Copy the key codes inside the file.
4. Go to GitHub SSH Keys Settings page, click the New SSH Key button, paste the codes you copied and save.

Creating SSH-Key for Linux#

1. Open Git Bash or terminal and run the following commands:

git config --global user.name "Your User Name"
git config --global user.email "your-email-address.com"
ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 4096 -C "your-email-address.com"
ssh-add ~/.ssh/id_rsa

1. After running the commands, press Enter key for all options that appear.
2. After the key is created, copy the content of ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub file.
3. Go to GitHub SSH Keys Settings page, click the New SSH Key button, paste the codes you copied and save.

✅ Now you can securely perform operations on GitHub using your SSH key!

With this guide, you can easily complete the SSH key creation process for both Windows and Linux users. 🚀