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version-control/set-up/tutorial.md

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![Github Free Pricing Plan](images/setup-choose-pricing-plan.png)
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### Adding the SSH Key to Github
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Once you've verified your email address the account will be active and you can go back to edit your profile later on.
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### Add the SSH Key to Github
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Now we have both Git and the SSH keys set-up on our local system and a Github account created so we can have access to hosted repositories, we need to link them together using the SSH keys.
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Navigate back to github.com and ensure you're signed-in to your account. Then in the top right corner click on your profile photo and select `settings`.
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![Github Settings](images/setup-github-settings.png)
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In the Settings sidebar, select the `SSH and GPG Keys` option.
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![SSH option is Settings](images/setup-ssh-key-option.png)
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On the right hand side, select `New SSH Key` which will present you with an area to paste your public SSH key text into.
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![Add new SSH Key to Github](images/setup-add-new-ssh-key.png)
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We need to copy to the clipboard the contents of the `id_rsa_pub` file we created earlier. In a console window type the following command.
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```bash
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pbcopy < ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub
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```
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Now return back to the broswer where your Github account is open. Give the SSH key a `Title` and paste the file contents into the `Key` field. When done, hit the `Add SSH Key` button. You may be prompted for your password, if so enter it and hit `Confirm Password` to complete this step.
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![Adding Key text and title](images/setup-paste-key-text.png)
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You can check your connection to Github is set-up correctly by typing the following command, which should give you the message in the console window shown below.
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```bash
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```
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![Authentication success](images/setup-success-authenticating.png)
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