# How to add ssh to your Github account

Type this command


```
ssh-keygen -t rsa -C your_email@gmail.com 
``` 

After only press Enter without typing anything and then It will ask you to enter a password. 

![image.png](https://cdn.hashnode.com/res/hashnode/image/upload/v1667926493775/lJX_xYj96.png align="left")

You can discover the public key by typing

```
cat id_rsa.pub
``` 

Copy the result of the command and past inside your github

At the end is important to add the private key to you local agent.

```
ssh-add --apple-use-keychain ~/.ssh/id_rsa 
```