GitHub with SSH

Ever wondered how to work with the GitHub account associated with a different email address than the one set-up in your machine? We can do it with SSH Key.

In this article, we will see how to set up a GitHub repository with SSH.

Step 1 - Create an SSH Key

ssh-keygen -t ed25519 -C "<your email address>"

Step 2 - Copy the SSH Key

clip < <path of the ssh key>

Step 3 - Add SSH key to the GitHub account

• Go to the URL https://github.com/settings/ssh/new
• Add the Title of the key.
• Paste the key in the Key field.

Step 4 - Check if the SSH Key is validated

ssh -T git@github.com

Step 5 - Link the GitHub repo to the SSH Key

git remote set-url origin git@github.com:<your username>/<repository name>.git

Step 6 (Optional) - Set git username and email

git config user.email "<your email address>"
git config user.name "<your name>"

You can now perform the Git operations for your repository.