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Git Bitbucket Add SSH


Add SSH to Bitbucket

Now that you have generated your SSH key, you need to add your public key to your Bitbucket account.

Copy Your Public SSH Key

  • On Windows (Git Bash): clip < ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub
  • On macOS: pbcopy < ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub
  • On Linux: cat ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub (then copy manually)

Important: Complete these steps before you attempt to push, pull, or clone with SSH. This page assumes you have already generated your SSH key and added it to your SSH agent. If not, go back to the SSH setup section in the Getting Started guide.


Add the Key to Bitbucket

  1. Go to Bitbucket, click your profile picture in the lower left corner, and select Personal Settings:

Go to Bitbucket, navigate to the lower left corner, click your profile, and select: Personal Settings:

Bitbucket Profile Settings

Then select "SSH keys". and click the "Add key" button:

Bitbucket Profile Settings SSH

Select a title, and paste the public SSH key into the "Key" field, and click "Add Key":

Bitbucket Profile Settings SSH Add Key

You will be prompted to supply your SSH passphrase.

You will see your new SSH key added:

Bitbucket Profile Settings SSH Added Key

Next, you'll test your SSH connection and set your GitHub remote origin using SSH.


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