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diff --git a/doc/gitlab_basics/README.md b/doc/gitlab_basics/README.md index c434e0146e3..de56c3ab4fc 100644 --- a/doc/gitlab_basics/README.md +++ b/doc/gitlab_basics/README.md @@ -4,4 +4,4 @@ Step-by-step guides on the basics of working with Git and GitLab. * [Start using Git on the commandline](start_using_git.md) - +* [Create and add your SSH Keys](create_your_ssh_keys.md) diff --git a/doc/gitlab_basics/create_your_ssh_keys.md b/doc/gitlab_basics/create_your_ssh_keys.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..3720381f014 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/gitlab_basics/create_your_ssh_keys.md @@ -0,0 +1,47 @@ +# How to create your SSH Keys + +You need to connect your computer to your GitLab account through SSH Keys. They are unique for every computer that you link with your GitLab account with. + +## Generate your SSH Key + +* Create an account on GitLab. Sign up and check your email for your confirmation link + +* After you confirm, go to [gitlab.com](https://about.gitlab.com/) and sign in to your account + +## Add your SSH Key + +* At the top right corner, click on "profile settings" + + + +* On the left side menu click on "SSH Keys" + + + +* Then click on the green button "Add SSH Key" + + + +* There, you should paste the SSH Key that your commandline will generate for you. Below you'll find the steps to generate it + + + +## To generate an SSH Key on your commandline + +* Go to your [commandline](start_using_git.md) and follow the [instructions](https://gitlab.com/help/ssh/README) to generate it + +* Copy your SSH Key that your commandline created and paste it on the "Key" box on the GitLab page. The title will be added automatically + + + +## Things to know when using your commandline + +1. Don’t use capital letters + +1. You need to find out how your directory is structured. The structure is like a tree, so you won’t be able to access one subfolder unless you open the main folder where it is contained. Directories are folders or files in your system. + +1. You can change multiple pages in one commit. A branch consists of multiple commits. + +1. The terminal will add changes locally in your computer, that you later need to send to gitlab.com. + +1. You can add changes directly into your computer files after you tell the terminal: “git pull NAME OF DOC”, and then you can send those changes to GitLab through the terminal. (changes like adding files, changing names, adding pictures to files, etc) |