Author: ytianle

Setup Origin

This guide helps you change your Git remote origin from HTTPS to SSH.

Check Current Remote URL

The command below shows your current remote URL:

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git remote -v

The output can be:

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>>> origin  https://github.com/<your-username>/your-repo.git (fetch)
>>> origin  https://github.com/<your-username>/your-repo.git (push)

Get GitHub SSH URL

On GitHub, navigate to your repository page. Click on the green "Code" button, then select "SSH" to copy the SSH URL:

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git@github.com:<your-username>/your-repo.git

Set origin to SSH

Now, set the remote URL to the SSH URL you copied:

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

Confirm the Change

Check the remote URL again:

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git remote -v

The output should now be:

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origin  git@github.com:<your-username>/your-repo.git (fetch)
origin  git@github.com:<your-username>/your-repo.git (push)

Test SSH Connection

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ssh -T git@github.com

If successful, you should see:

Hi <your-username>! You've successfully authenticated, but GitHub does not provide shell access.