How to add existing ssh key to project's deploy key in gitlab

Question

I'm using gitlab.com, and I'm not that used to with SSH Keys. BTW I've managed to create a SSH Key in my Windows 8 PC using cmd and Git bash. And I've managed to add that to my gitlab user account.

Now in my project "Deploy Keys" I'm seeing:

If I try to paste the same key here too, it's not adding because it's already taken.

The question can be answered by either of the following two:

How can I add the existing one then? or,
How can I make my SSH key active for my project, so that I can push into private repo of gitlab without username and password prompt?

Jakuje · Accepted Answer · 2016-04-21 18:47:29Z

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You can't have one key both standard and "read-only". It does not make any sense.

If you want to "push into private repo of gitlab without username and password prompt". Just add the key as normal SSH-Key and you are good:

Profile Settings -> SSH keys

is the correct place where you should add your keys for read/write access.

Deploy keys are for read-only access!

Edit from comments: Also you need to change protocol, if you still use https. Change in .git/config in option url beginning from https://gitlab.com/ to [email protected]:

edited Apr 21, 2016 at 18:47

answered Apr 21, 2016 at 18:27

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4 Comments

Mayeenul Islam Over a year ago

I's pushing a repo previously, so I've a remote set already. I've added my SSH Keys to gitlab.com, but still it's prompting me for the username and password. (Screenshot)

Jakuje Over a year ago

If you want to use keys, you need to use ssh protocol and not https: Change the url in .git/config from https://gitlab.com... to [email protected]...

Mayeenul Islam Over a year ago

The replacement would be: from https://gitlab.com/ to [email protected]:. Thanks for the awesome to-the-point answer. Opened a new door to me. Thanks a lot.

törzsmókus Over a year ago

thanks @Jakuje you saved my life with the comment about the URL :)

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