Whether you're building a CI/CD pipeline, automating deployments, or giving a remote server access to a private repository, Deploy Keys offer a secure, streamlined solution. Instead of sharing personal credentials or access tokens, you can assign a unique SSH key to a specific repository — and GitHub will only allow that key to interact with that one repo. Let’s walk through how to set it up and why you might want to.

Whether you're building a CI/CD pipeline, automating deployments, or giving a remote server access to a private repository, Deploy Keys offer a secure, streamlined solution. Instead of sharing personal credentials or access tokens, you can assign a unique SSH key to a specific repository — and GitHub will only allow that key to interact with that one repo.
Let’s walk through how to set it up and why you might want to.