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Step 2: Git directory structureĭifferent directory structures are possible. The baseline for setting the SSH-keys is already described in the second paragraph.

Verify the loading of the conditional git config (optional).

Add the “includeIf” to the git configuration.

The basic steps to set it up for a new git-provider: This method requires more steps to set up but there is no need to remember a named SSH-section. The included file contains information to access a specific git-provider. If you use git within a certain path, the content of a specific file is added to the active git-configuration. The includeIf-method uses the git directive includeIf that enables you to include files when a certain condition is true. Git clone 2: Use the git includeIf directive I have tried this workflow for a while and noticed that I needed all ten steps simply because I could not remember the named of the SSH-section. Step 4 and 6 could be combined in this workflow. When you need to create a new repo at an existing git-provider, the following steps apply:

Gitbox multiple accounts full#

Url = +refs/heads/*:refs/remotes/origin/*Īltough this is a good solution, and it gives you full flexibility on the working directory, the alternative option simplifies it even further without touching the ~/.ssh/config file and setting the specific remote origin for each repository. See the template and example of the named section below on what to add for your new git-provider.Ī template of a named (git account) section in the ~/.ssh/config file: Step 2: Add a named SSH-sectionįor this step you need to modify the SSH-configuration file ( ~/.ssh/config). The basic steps to set up a new git-provider: The following diagram describes the configuration for a new git account: Diagram for the named SSH configuration flow This method gives you full flexibility on the location of your local repositories. The name of the entry is used in the git configuration’s remote origin. The entry content refers to the git-provider specific SSH-keys. In this method a “named” entry is created in the. If for some reason your workstation is no longer available, you can identify and disable the SSH-keys at your git-provider. I re-use my SSH-keys for a specific git account per computer but not shared across computers. It helps to identify the SSH-keys at your git-provider. Ssh-keygen -t ed25519 -f -C best practice add a comment ('-C' argument) with your git-user.name and the computer-name. ed25519, instead of the default RSA key I use Ed25519 1.git-provider, the name of the git provider, including domain to separate possible internal and external git providers.The naming convention used for the SSH-keys is git-user.name, the user name at your git provider. The SSH-keys are stored by default in the directory ~/.ssh/. The upload process is different for each provider.

Use named SSH configurations in the ~/.ssh/config file.īoth methods will be explained in detail but before we dive into each method I first want to set a baseline on the SSH-keys.Įach method relies on the SSH-keys being uploaded to your git-provider (.pub only please!).

When you search for a solution you will find different ways to solve this problem.īasically it comes down to two SSH-based solutions When you are working with multiple Git accounts across different git-providers it’s hard to manage access to all these repositories.