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Create GitLab project deploy key
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Create GitLab project deploy key

Generate key

cd ~/.ssh/
ssh-keygen -t ed25519 -C "project_name_deployment"
  • Input a file path to save your SSH key pair to. Example project_name_deployment_rsa
  • Enter a passphrase if you want. You can skip creating it by pressing Enter twice.
  • Backup the key somewhere safe and secure

Add key to gitlab projet

  1. Open project page https://gitlab.com/team_name/project_name
  2. Settings -> Repository
  3. Expand Deploy Keys section
  4. Copy the output of cat ~/.ssh/project_name_deployment_rsa.pub
  5. Use it in the Key field
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