How to migrate from HTTPS to SSH github

Question

I cloned my company project repo using HTTPS, I want to migrate into SSH because it conflicts with my personal git account. how can I migrate into SSH instead of using HTTPS?

Answer 1

Steps

1. Create an ssh key $ ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 4096 -C "[email protected]"

Enter passcode and then copy it pbcopy < ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub If you don't have pbcopy, xclip or vim just type: cat ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub

add it into your GitHub Adding a new SSH key to your GitHub account

2. remove GitHub credentials (if u were using HTTPS there is a high possibility GitHub credentials are saved in your system), we don't need those credentials since we are using SSH (Optional step)

3. Change the remote URL to SSH

>git remote set-url origin <SSH url>

example : git remote set-url origin [email protected]:username/repo_name.git

4. Enter the passKey

5. Verify your remote url has been changed git remote -v

Answer 2

You need to generate ssh key, add it to your profile and then change the url

Source: https://help.github.com/en/enterprise/2.15/user/articles/adding-a-new-ssh-key-to-your-github-account

Generating ssh key

• Open Git Bash.
• Run ssh-keygen and follow the on-screen messages (or simply click Enter till it over)

• Copy the key file (the content of the public key) located in:

   ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub
  

Add key to Github

• In the upper-right corner of any page, click your profile photo, then click Settings.

• In the user settings sidebar, click SSH and GPG keys.
  

• Click New SSH key or Add SSH key.

• Paste your key into the "Key" field.

• Click Add SSH key.