Configure your environment

Install

• Windows

  • Install 'Git for Windows' from https://git-for-windows.github.io

• Mac

  • Type 'git' in the Terminal application.
  • If it's not installed, it will prompt you to install it.

• Linux

  sudo yum install git-all

  sudo apt-get install git-all

Configure Git

One-time configuration of the Git client

git config --global user.name "Your Name"
git config --global user.email you@example.com

Configure SSH Key

ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 4096 -C "you@computer-name"

# You will be prompted for the following information. Press enter to accept the defaults. Defaults appear in parentheses.
Generating public/private rsa key pair.
Enter file in which to save the key (/Users/you/.ssh/id_rsa):
Enter passphrase (empty for no passphrase):
Enter same passphrase again:
Your identification has been saved in /Users/you/.ssh/id_rsa.
Your public key has been saved in /Users/you/.ssh/id_rsa.pub.
The key fingerprint is:
39:fc:ce:94:f4:09:13:95:64:9a:65:c1:de:05:4d:01 you@computer-name

Copy your public key and add it to your GitLab profile

cat ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub

ssh-rsa AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAAADAQEL17Ufacg8cDhlQMS5NhV8z3GHZdhCrZbl4gz you@example.com