How to add SSH Private Key to Intellij for Git

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When I use Git, I usually use the command line. so to push changes to the server. I add the public key to the SSH session using:

$ eval "$(ssh-agent -s)"
ssh-add "D:/Dev/Books Spaces/Version Control with Git and GitHub/SSH/key"
Enter passphrase for D:/Dev/Books Spaces/Version Control with Git and GitHub/SSH/key:
Identity added: D:/Dev/Books Spaces/Version Control with Git and GitHub/SSH/key (me*****[email protected])

Now I would like to use intellij using SSH. How Can I add the private key to intellij? Right now it prints the message:

VonC · Accepted Answer · 2020-03-10 06:55:30Z

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Since you ssh key is not a standard one (in %USERPROFILE%\.ssh\id_rsa), you would need to make a %USERPROFILE%\.ssh\config file in order to reference said key

Host github
  Hostname github.com
  User git
  IdentityFile "D:/Dev/Books Spaces/Version Control with Git and GitHub/SSH/key"

Then try the origin remote URL github:xxxx/tacos01.git

answered Mar 10, 2020 at 6:55

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usertest Over a year ago

Thanks that worked. do you have a link to article on this I would like to read more on this.

VonC Over a year ago

@usertest Great! I remember using that back in 2012 (stackoverflow.com/a/12066973/6309). All the parameters of an SSH config file are described in ssh.com/ssh/config. Examples: cyberciti.biz/faq/create-ssh-config-file-on-linux-unix

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