How to use GitHub with SSH Keys on Windows 10

Is the user of the Secure Shell a requirement when you connect to GitHub? In this quick GitHub SSH on Windows tutorial, we'll show you how to create SSH keypairs with ssh-keygen, copy the public SSH key on Windows, configure Windows SSH in GitHub, and finally perform a git clone while connected to GitHub over SSH on Windows.
It requires a bit of PowerShell. It requires a bit of GitHub configuration. And it requires a few SSH keys to be created. But in the end, it's all pretty easy to do.
To learn more about how to create GitHub SSH keys, check out this TechTarget article:
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All in all, you can configure GitHub SSH on Windows in less than 5 minutes. It's that easy!

[@level_up127]

I want you to know that I have struggled for legitimately hour trying over multiple days to get SSH keys working on my pc. Every other tutorial uses complicated commands that my computer never understands, so legitimately thank you for such a simple tutorial it finally worked... Also your positivity in this tutorial was greatly appreciated I was really losing hope and it helped so much. Thank you so much for this tutorial!

[@PC-il7yh]

Dude! What a chill and straightforward video! Thanks!

[@lmoreno2103]

Good stuff, quick and easy tutorial. Appreciate it!

[@cameronmcnz]

Trying to keep things as simple as possible.

[@acronproject]

Thanks for this content. It's very useful and clear understanding for me.

[@alexandrogiles7217]

Thank for your explanation with that humorous touch of you, really enjoy those comments: "I don't gonna judge you".

[@pamelaanele7235]

This was helpful. thank you

[@kalashnikov203]

Short and detailed, love it !!!

[@cameronmcnz]

I really try to keep my videos short and to the point. Unfortunately, the KZbin algo tends to promote longer videos where they can stuff more ads into them. Perhaps I should to a 5 minute dance at the end of these videos to get them over the 8 minute hump?

[@kalashnikov203]

@@cameronmcnz Most of the other long videos I've seen in KZbin missed "adding the SSH key in GitHub" part, after spending hours I'm glad I came across this video, was super helpful. Earlier we could easily differentiate the good/bad videos based on likes/dislikes ratio but now we have to go through many videos to get to a good one like yours. Basically more viewer engagement thus more revenue to KZbin. Thanks.... Hope your channel grows

[@luigiistratescu2756]

YOU ARE A M A Z I N G, sorted me out, short & concise!

[@cameronmcnz]

I am kinda amazing. :) Seriously though, I'm tryin to keep my videos short. Nobody wants to sit for 10 minutes waiting for a solution. Glad I could help!

[@Quadropheniaspain]

amazing, you're great. i whish all my so called teachers had half the talent you have!

[@cameronmcnz]

You're too kind! Git gets easier from here on in, trust me!

[@user-gh6xj3bs4q]

Ty brother. It helped me a lot.

[@cameronmcnz]

Glad I could help! GitHub and Git gets a lot easier once the whole SSH key situation is worked out!

[@BanAaron]

Great video. Clear and straght to the point

[@cameronmcnz]

Glad I could be of service!

[@BanAaron]

@@cameronmcnz it's crazy how unclear githubs instructions are on such a simple process lol

[@cameronmcnz]

Yeah, this video has been far more popular that it ever should have been. @@BanAaron

[@acutitan2271]

Thank you soooooo much for this it turns out that due to a driver issue I couldn't make ssh keys from gitbash but I never thought of using powershell my issue is solved and I am no longer in fear of getting a 0 on my first assignment of the semester tysm!

[@cameronmcnz]

If any professor ever gives you a 0 on a project they have to answer to me! I'm glad I helped you out. I promise, Git and GitHub gets a lot easier once you've got all of the SSH nonsense figured out!

[@acutitan2271]

@@cameronmcnz You've definitely got a point there thanks again

[@danushkagamage729]

oh sir , love the way you doing that

[@maknusmoskovitz2575]

Best tutorial out there, thanks... really

[@cameronmcnz]

Tell me more lies, I like them! I assume very intelligent viewers so I don't go over basic stuff. That makes my videos short and to the point. Less technical viewers find my videos overwhelming. If you liked it, it's more of a reflection of your brilliance than my video crafting skills. Oh, and Git gets a lot easier once you're through the SSH key gate.

[@maknusmoskovitz2575]

haha I was not being sarcastic, I came here to this video again because I bought a new computer and this is the tutorial that always works. :)@@cameronmcnz

[@otaxhu8021]

what an easy tutorial, very good bro

[@cameronmcnz]

I'm glad this SSH and GitHub tutorial still works! I've been updating a bunch of my Git content to keep everything up to date.

[@otaxhu8021]

@@cameronmcnz yes still works but in Github added an option when you create a new ssh key, it's something like two options i don't remember, like authentication key or signing key something like that

[@otaxhu8021]

You have to select between those two values

[@cameronmcnz]

This video is one of my more popular ones, but it is over a year old. I think you motivated me to do an update!@@otaxhu8021

[@dmytro-dovhan]

thanks, saved my day😀

[@GaborGubicza]

Short, snappy, accurate, no BS. 5 star. Hardware Engineer transitioning to Software.

[@cameronmcnz]

Glad to be of service! Git and GitHub gets a lot easier from here on in!

[@helamanavalos9806]

what a nice video, thank you!

[@cameronmcnz]

Thanks for the kind words! The audio quality leaves a little to be desired. I've been updating lots of these videos with an improved mic and camera. But if this quickly solved your problem, the audio quality is really an afterthought, isn't it? Glad I could help!

[@helamanavalos9806]

@@cameronmcnz I didn't even notice the audio!, it was pretty good

[@codingisfun-pranayharishch3001]

thank you sooooooooooooooo much sir, i am so thankful you made this video

[@cameronmcnz]

I am sooooooooooooooo thankful that you watched! Trust me, Git and GitHub gets so much easier once the SSH issues are out of the way!

[@MultiPauleee]

don't you have to add your ssh key to your ssh agent in order to push afterwords to github?

[@anacosta5447]

Thumbs up just because listening to you just made me feel good about life! With a strange urge to draw ascii art....

[@cameronmcnz]

Thanks for the kind words! We should create a site dedicated just to ASCII art!

[@romecold411]

Many thanks !!!

[@abrahamchristopher2805]

you are a life saver...❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@holvender]

Thank You!

[@marco6ocram]

Thank You

[@gabrieldeluccavieira6938]

THANK YOU!!!

[@paulaji]

When bro is hilarious and gets the job done! :)

[@cameronmcnz]

Just trying to live my best life. Glad I could help!

[@ishirraj8554]

Thanks a lot.

[@cameronmcnz]

Glad I could help. Things with git get much easier from here on in.

[@P4hs]

"fatal: Could not read from remote repository. Please make sure you have the correct access rights and the repository exists."

[@romashka7519]

the same shit, dude, have you managed with this problem?

[@nazimrasheed2856]

i am having same issue did you get it resolved?

[@tuntany]

Redo the cloning command and give the password you choose before. It worked for me with the second try.

[@janan8961]

same problem,did you solve it ?

[@yrnkevinsmithC-137]

@@janan8961 did you solve it?

[@ecaterinabargan5028]

thank you!!!

[@cameronmcnz]

You're welcome! GitHub gets a lot easier after you can connect with it!

[@hjolany1983]

That was great.

[@cameronmcnz]

Glad I could help!

[@manishpadole3766]

Thanks a lot

[@cameronmcnz]

Glad I could help! Git and GitHub gets a lot easier from here on in!

[@nadjibdev929]

thank you sir

[@astev52]

Just be aware, this is for windows and will work with wsl bash, but won't work with Ubuntu if you are using it in the wsl sub-system. The key needs to be generated with Ubuntu and stored in /home/

[@cameronmcnz]

Did not know that. Will make that very point when I update this video. You're not getting any royalties though.

[@codingisfun-pranayharishch3001]

😂😂🤣@@cameronmcnz

[@codingisfun-pranayharishch3001]

yeah correct.... i also wasted lot of my time figuring out that

[@anuppote1568]

Do we need to do anything with the private key as well, after setting the public key on github!!!!

[@cameronmcnz]

Check the hidden .ssh folder under your user's home folder. The private key should be in there. Git knows to go looking in there any time it needs to do a handshake with the server. So do you need to do anything? Yes, you need to leave them alone!!! Hope the video helped!

[@anuppote1568]

@@cameronmcnz thank you for the quick response:) The video helped a lot!

[@cameronmcnz]

@@anuppote1568 Happy to help. I just posted a marathon 2 hour GitHub video. My longest video ever. Feel free to check it out!

[@Lafsha]

THank You

[@rusanovschicristian3790]

Thanks!!!!

[@cameronmcnz]

Glad I could help! Git gets easier from here on in, I promise.

[@williamdevonshire356]

nice thanks :) for me i was trying to do it in my vscode terminal and wasnt working. I had to eventually go to my gitcmd and do it there and tada

[@glenvanstaey7926]

I did the clone function the same as you did, but my powerShell is not recognizing the git term. Am I missing something ? :D

[@codingisfun-pranayharishch3001]

bro use gitlens superchared extension

[@MohamedSayedAbdElRaheem]

what is point to create ssh key ? i still didn't get it

[@iamgroot9514]

🔥🔥

[@ClaudioParraGonzalez]

I love the voice! 😂

[@cameronmcnz]

It's my 'radio voice.' :)

[@setupspawn5073]

cool

[@DS2isgood]

WHY WONT MY "git" WORK IN POWERSHELL! AH

[@bimaltwayana2058]

where is ssh folder? I don't see it

[@ivanphone4917]

You may need to show hidden folders.

[@czesiekkowalski662]

The question is how do I do git push with SSH?

[@fredoverflow]

4:24 The FBI is watching me? I knew it 😂

[@abdullahsaid8561]

Host key verification failed.

[@cameronmcnz]

Any chance you posted the private key to GitHub?

[@abdullahsaid8561]

@@cameronmcnz i did

[@cameronmcnz]

@@abdullahsaid8561 I haven't hit that error myself, so you've out of my depth now. Maybe ask on StackOverflow and tag me? If they can figure it out I'll do a separate video on fixing that GitHub SSH error!

[@Gamingmodeon173]

not working.............too many arguments