Full Stack Web Development Tutorial Course - 50. Setting up Github on macOS - Full stack web development Course

In this Full Stack Web Development Tutorial Course video, We will be learning about how to set up #GitHub on a #macOS. Following are the steps mentioned : - Open browser - Go to https://github.com/ - Sign up for GitHub - Go to google and search “github ssh mac” The following steps are to be performed after it: - Generating SSH key for GitHub authorization A) Open a terminal and B)Go to your home directory by typing cd ~/ C) Type the given command - ssh-keygen -t rsa - This will prompt you to enter a filename to store the key - Just press enter to accept the default filename (/Users/you/.ssh/id_rsa) - Then it will ask you to create a passphrase. This is optional, either create a passphrase or press enter for no passphrase D) When you press enter, two files will be created - ~/.ssh/id_rsa - ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub E) Your public key is stored in the file ending with .pub, i.e. ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub - How to access and copy public SSH key In order to authenticate yourself and your device with GitHub, you need to upload your public SSH key which you generated above to your GitHub account. - Copy public SSH key - Open a terminal and type $ pbcopy ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub This will copy the contents of the id_rsa.pub file to your clipboard. - How to upload your public SSH key to GitHub - Once you have copied your public SSH key, login to your GitHub account and go to - https://github.com/settings/profile - On the left-hand side menu, you will see a link “SSH and GPG keys” - Click on that link which will take you to a page where you can enter your public SSH key that you copied earlier. - Click the button which says ‘New SSH key’ - Then enter a title name - can be anything, e.g. newMac What is #SSH key: It is a specific key that allows our specific computer to access remote servers. An SSH key is an alternate way to identify yourself that doesn't require you to enter you username and password every time. SSH keys come in pairs, a public key that gets shared with services like GitHub, and a private key that is stored only on your computer. If the keys match, you're granted access. ---------------------------- Week 2 : Day 2 Section 6 : Version Control With Git Tutorial 50: Setting up Github on macOS ---------------------------- Do subscribe and hit Bell Icon ---------------------------- Follow us in social media handles for opportunities and code related support. Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/wb.web/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/wbweb/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/wbweb_in/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/wbweb/ ---------------------------- Got a question on the topic? Please share it in the comment section below and our experts will answer it for you. For more information, please write back to us at [email protected] or call us at IND: 7077568998 After completing the course, write to [email protected] for internship or freelancing opportunities. For consultation or partnership related queries drop a mail to [email protected]