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Git Client Setup

Installing Git and Configuring SSH following the GitHub guide

The simplest way to install & configure git is using GitHub's Set Up git page (If that link doesn't work, here you have windows, mac & linux direct links).

You must follow the instructions on that page line by line until you reach the section called Password caching. Instead of (or in addition to, if you want to also use github) following the instructions there, follow the instructions on this page. Afterwards, perform the following steps:

Add your SSH key to owhr

  1. Open the id_rsa.pub file that you generated previously with a text editor, and copy its contents. It is important that you copy exactly the contents of the file, without adding any space or carriage return.
  2. Click on this link: https://www.ohwr.org/my/public_keys (Or click on My Account > Public Keys)
  3. Click on "New Value".
  4. Paste the contents of the id_rsa.pub file into the Key field.
  5. Insert a title for that key on the Title field, e.g. "Office Laptop Key".
  6. Press the "Create" button.

Your key should be ready to use. You can test it by executing the following in your computer's terminal:

ssh git@ohwr.org

SSH should print a message asking you to confirm the authenticity of ohwr.org. Type 'yes' (+ intro) to confirm.

Your computer should now be prepared to use ohwr's git repos.