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Adding Key to BitBucket

1. Open up Git bash and run the following command

$ ssh-keygen -t rsa

2. Hit enter key a few time to save in the default location and to not add a passphrase to your key

3. Now your key needs to be added to your profile in BitBucket

4. Go to BitBucket and click on the icon for your user and click “Manage Account”

5. Under account setting click “SSH keys”

6. Next Click “Add Key”


7. Go to your computer Desktop
a. Right click and select “GIT GUI Here”
b. Click on “Help”
c. Click on “Show SSH key”
d. Copy to Clipboard

8. Copy and paste this output into the “Key” area in BitBucket and hit ‘Add key’

9. Your key is added after this, and your BitBucket is SSH enabled now.

10. Now go to the repository and copy the remote repository link to clipboard.
11. You should be able to see that remote link starting with ‘ssh:’ now. This confirms that your BitBucket is SSH
enabled now.

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