Add SSH key to Ubuntu server

1. Where do I put ssh public key on server?
2. How to add SSH key to local repository?
3. Where are SSH keys stored in Ubuntu?
4. Where are my SSH keys on Ubuntu?
5. How to access ssh in Ubuntu?

Where do I put ssh public key on server?

You need to be able to transfer your public key to the remote system. Therefore, you must either be able to log into the remote system with an established account username and password/passphrase, or have an administrator on the remote system add the public key to the ~/.ssh/authorized_keys file in your account.

How to add SSH key to local repository?

Visit the Settings page for the repository, and then click on Deploy keys. Click on Add deploy key and enter a name for the repository SSH key as the Title field, and copy the contents of the public key file into the Key field. The public key file has the . pub extension, in our example repo-at-github.

Where are SSH keys stored in Ubuntu?

By default, your private and public keys are saved in your ~/. ssh/id_rsa and ~/. ssh/id_rsa. pub files, respectively.

Where are my SSH keys on Ubuntu?

Open Terminal . Enter ls -al ~/.ssh to see if existing SSH keys are present. Check the directory listing to see if you already have a public SSH key. By default, the filenames of supported public keys for GitHub are one of the following.

How to access ssh in Ubuntu?

On Ubuntu, you can start the ssh server by typing: sudo systemctl start ssh.