SSH stands for Secure Shell or Secure Socket Shell, used to manage networks, operating systems, and configurations, and authenticate to the GitLab server without using a username and password every time.

You can set up SSH keys to ensure a secure connection between your computer and GitLab. Before generating the SSH key, you need to install Git on your system.

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We can start.

Step 1.

To create an SSH key, open a command prompt and enter the command.

Press the «Windows» + «Q» buttons.

Then open Windows PowerShell as Administrator.

Enter the command:

ssh-keygen

You will be prompted to «Enter the file in which to save the key (//.ssh/id_rsa):», simply enter the file name and press Enter.

Next, you will be asked to enter a password: «Enter a passphrase (blank if there is no passphrase):.»

Enter some password and press Enter.

You will see the generated SSH key.

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Step 2:

Now login to your GitLab account.

Link FEL Gitlab.

Then click on «Edit profile«.

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Step 3:

To create an SSH key, click the SSH Keys tab on the left side of the menu.

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Step 4:

Now go to your C drive, you will see a file with the .pub extension which was created in the first step.

Step 5:

Then open the id_rsa.pub file, copy the SSH key, and paste it into the highlighted Key field as shown in the image below.

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Step 6

Click the Add Key button to add the SSH key to GitLab. You will see the fingerprint (this is the short version of the SSH key), header, and creation date.

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Good luck!

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