How to connect Git to GitHub

I bought a new laptop and I need to configure it properly. In this series, I will guide you, so that you can use if for programming. In this article, I will guide you on how to install Git bash (adding a user account) and how to connect to GitHub so that you can upload (push) to your cloud GitHub Repo 1. Installing Git Bash: Go to the official Git website: https://git-scm.com/downloads 2. Setting up a user account in Git: After installation, open Git Bash and set up your user account with the following commands: git config --global user.name "Barack Obama" git config --global user.email "barack@gmail.com" 3. Connecting to GitHub: Generate an SSH key (if you don't already have one): ssh-keygen -t ed25519 -C "barack@gmail.com" Press Enter to accept the default file location. You can choose to set a password or leave it empty. Now, you can start the SSH agent: eval "$(ssh-agent -s)" Add your SSH key to the agent: ssh-add ~/.ssh/id_ed25519 run the following command and then copy the output, this is your public SSH key cat ~/.ssh/id_ed25519.pub Add the SSH key to your GitHub account: Go to GitHub.com and sign in Click on your profile picture in the top right and select "Settings" In the left sidebar, click on "SSH and GPG keys" Click "New SSH key" Give your key a title (e.g., "My New Laptop") Paste your public key into the "Key" field Click "Add SSH key" Hopefully, after following the steps stated above, you have successfully linked your computer to GitHub. To test this out, run a git clone command to clone a GitHub repository. Clone your repository If you do not have any repository, please feel free to clone mine. git clone git@github.com:MasterIfeanyi/ifeanyi-coinnest-html.git Summary Now you should be all set up with Git Bash, connected to GitHub.

Feb 20, 2025 - 23:25

I bought a new laptop and I need to configure it properly. In this series, I will guide you, so that you can use if for programming.

In this article, I will guide you on how to install Git bash (adding a user account) and how to connect to GitHub so that you can upload (push) to your cloud GitHub Repo

1. Installing Git Bash:
Go to the official Git website: https://git-scm.com/downloads

2. Setting up a user account in Git:
After installation, open Git Bash and set up your user account with the following commands:

git config --global user.name "Barack Obama"
git config --global user.email "barack@gmail.com"

3. Connecting to GitHub:

Generate an SSH key (if you don't already have one):

ssh-keygen -t ed25519 -C "barack@gmail.com"

Press Enter to accept the default file location. You can choose to set a password or leave it empty. Now, you can start the SSH agent:

eval "$(ssh-agent -s)"

Add your SSH key to the agent:

ssh-add ~/.ssh/id_ed25519

run the following command and then copy the output, this is your public SSH key

cat ~/.ssh/id_ed25519.pub

Add the SSH key to your GitHub account:

Go to GitHub.com and sign in
Click on your profile picture in the top right and select "Settings"
In the left sidebar, click on "SSH and GPG keys"
Click "New SSH key"
Give your key a title (e.g., "My New Laptop")
Paste your public key into the "Key" field
Click "Add SSH key"

Hopefully, after following the steps stated above, you have successfully linked your computer to GitHub. To test this out, run a git clone command to clone a GitHub repository.

Clone your repository
If you do not have any repository, please feel free to clone mine.

git clone git@github.com:MasterIfeanyi/ifeanyi-coinnest-html.git

Summary

Now you should be all set up with Git Bash, connected to GitHub.