unable to get SSH keys working between sourcetree and github

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I was able to create a key and connect to github following these instructions via the command prompt successfully:

https://help.github.com/articles/generating-ssh-keys

However, when I try to connect via Sourcetree and putty I cannot. I've tried:

  1. generating a new key with the putty key generator (SSH-2 RSA)
  2. entering a passphrase
  3. saving the private key
  4. saving the public key and adding a .pub extension
  5. copying/pasting the key from the putty key generator window into github
  6. attemping to refresh branches on a pull from my private github repository from my local repo using the SSH clone URL I got from github

I also tried opening the key generated from the github command line instructions and it wanted me to convert it to a putty-type key which I did and saved off, tried with that one. Also no luck.

What am I doing wrong?

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6 Answers

To login to Github account using SourceTree you may use access tokens. To create an access token follow these steps.

  1. Go to Settings
  2. Select Developer settings from left pane
  3. Select Personal access token
  4. Click on Generate new token button
  5. Give it a name
  6. Select scopes and generate token (save this token somewhere safe because you won't be able to access this token again)

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Then in SourceTree app follow these steps (for Mac users, not sure about the other platforms)

  1. Go to Preferences->Accounts
  2. Click add button
  3. Select GitHub from Host dropdown
  4. Choose Basic from Auth Type dropdown and HTTPS from Protocol dropdown
  5. Enter your GitHub username in Username field
  6. Paste the access token generated in the previous process in the Password field
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user_38073360

For Mac versions of SourceTree the Tools menu does not exist.

However, you can add the ssh key to your keychain in Mac OS. See: https://superuser.com/questions/879050/sourcetree-ssh-options-on-os-x

On Mac OSX, the native SSH client can use the built-in keychain directly. To add your private key to the keychain simply use the command:

ssh-add -K /path/of/private/key

As an example if your private key is stored at ~/.ssh and is named id_rsa, you would use the command:

ssh-add -K ~/.ssh/id_rsa

You will then be prompted for your passcode, which will be stored in your keychain. After this you should be ready for a password-less login.

user_82915950

For Sourcetree on MacOS I had to change from OAuth to Basic authentication, use "git" as the username (not my GitHub username), and generate the SSH key and input it into GitHub. Only then could I clone a GitHub repo via SSH in Sourcetree.

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