Setup ssh keys for Github and Bitbucket

2 min readJul 27, 2022

It’s been years I am working as a web developer and there is still that small thing you need to do when you configure your new work machine.

shh key configuration (sigh). It’s fairly easy but becomes a nightmare when done wrong, especially when you are a newbie.

Now let’s get it over with

Create a ssh key

Run the following command in the terminal for creating the ssh key

ssh-keygen -t rsa

After this step you’ll be asked to put name of the key and passphrase blah blah. Name the keys as ex. `bitbucket_key` or `github_key`, Get that done and move to next step.

2. Add ssh key command

ssh-add ~/.ssh/<your_ssh_key_name>

3. Add keys to the config file, mine looks like (choose better names)

Host bitbucket.org
  HostName bitbucket.org
  IdentityFile ~/.ssh/bitbucket_keyHostName github.com
  HostName github.com
  IdentityFile ~/.ssh/github_keyHost *
  UseKeychain yes

4. Add public (.pub) keys to Github or Bitbucket Account