In this section, we will configure an SSH key to connect to GCP.
there are multiple reasons to do so.
you will use the connection to clone your codebase into GCP
you will use the connection to connect to GCP on your laptop terminal
you will use the key to connect with filezilla to enable file transfers.
this link gives a good detailed explanation on how to set up.
Step 1 : Create your SSH key (for github) to connect to your laptop
creating SSH key on my local machine Adding your SSH key to the ssh-agent
After you create your keys, you need to add the key to your SSH agent to be recognized in your laptop.
Add your SSH private key to the ssh-agent and store your passphrase in the keychain.
adding SSH key on my local machine adding SSH key in GCP Instance console After you complete this process, add the public key into your github setting
how to git clone your codebase
When your key is added into github, make sure you add the key to your SSH-Agent in order that it is recognized.
when the Identity is added, you can proceed to clone your codebase
git clone [email protected]:UnitCode-org/Unit-Network-Chain.git
Clone codebase into your GCP Add the PUBLIC key to your GCP instance
the next step is to add your public key to your GCP instance so that GCP will recognize your key and allow you access to the instance.
Click on your instance and go into the next screen which shows the details of your instance.
select your instance by clicking on the name (in this case vivaldi) click EDIT and scroll down to find the section to add the SSH key add the PUBLIC key you have just created here when you have successfully set up the key, you will see this
setting up your SSH key on github
