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Using GitHub for Collaborative Coding on the Cluster
How-to-Guide for connecting your GitHub account to the cluster, creating a new repository, cloning it to the cluster and collaborating on the cluster.
1. Step
Set up a new Github repository on through the Github website (https://github.com)
2. Step
Connect your Github account to the cluster (more detailed info see: https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/user/ssh.html#add-an-ssh-key-to-your-gitlab-account)
(please skip if you have used GitHub on the cluster before)
- Create an SSH key on the cluster
ssh-keygen -t ed25519 -C "<youremail@university.com>”
- Navigate to the folder where it was placed (usually in “/home/user/.ssh/id_ed25519_sk”) and copy the key (e.g. “SHA256:yHBHi3+bHUB92uByiByi5f+8+UdCMDaJUX0C23y2U”)
- Place the public key on your GitHub account in the browser under your user > settings > SSH and GPC keys