How to make SSH work on your IntelliJ after setting it up

[MvuleniNofemele]

I'm still getting authentication error message when I try to commit or push code to Github, how do I get to push my code to Github withouth using the old method of password request on my Terminal.

Please see screenshot below

[w8ste]

@MvuleniNofemele First of all, you need set up an ssh-connections. Here is how to do that. The remote repository is still set to the HTTPS-Address. Please try running the following commands (im assuming the remote repo, is called origin):

git remote remove origin
git remote add origin "ssh"

Replace "ssh" with the ssh-url of your remote Repository, which you can find here:

Afterwards it should work. Hope this helps :)

[arafajs]

To push your code to GitHub without using the old method of password request on your terminal, you can use a personal access token (PAT). A PAT is a unique string of characters that you can use to authenticate yourself to GitHub without having to enter your password every time.

To create a PAT, follow these steps:

1. Go to your GitHub account settings.
2. Click on "Developer settings".
3. Click on "Personal access tokens".
4. Click on "Generate new token".
5. Give your token a name and select the scopes that you need.
6. Click on "Generate token".

Once you have created a PAT, you can use it to push your code to GitHub by following these steps:

• Open a terminal window and navigate to the directory that contains your local Git repository.
• Run the following command to add your PAT to your SSH configuration:

git config --global credential.helper ssh-agent

• Run the following command to load your PAT into the SSH agent:

ssh-agent bash

• Paste your PAT into the prompt.
• Press Enter.

Run the following command to push your code to GitHub:
git push origin master
If you are still getting an authentication error, make sure that you have entered your PAT correctly. You can also try restarting your terminal and your computer.

[MvuleniNofemele]

Hi @arafajs I'm getting this message on Terminal after hitting enter

C:........>ssh-agent bash
unable to start ssh-agent service, error :1058

[MvuleniNofemele]

C:.............>git push origin master
fatal: 'ssh' does not appear to be a git repository
fatal: Could not read from remote repository.

[queenofcorgis]

Thanks @arafajs @w8ste for jumping in to help. Don't forget @MvuleniNofemele to mark the answer if either of these helped solve your question ✅