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# Create and add your SSH public key
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This topic describes how to:
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- Create an SSH key pair to use with GitLab.
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- Add the SSH public key to your GitLab account.
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You do this to use [Git over SSH instead of Git over HTTP](https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Git-on-the-Server-The-Protocols).
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## Creating your SSH key pair
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1. Go to your [command line](start-using-git.md).
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1. Follow the [instructions](../ssh/README.md#generating-a-new-ssh-key-pair) to generate your SSH key pair.
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## Adding your SSH public key to GitLab
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To add the SSH public key to GitLab,
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see [Adding an SSH key to your GitLab account](../ssh/README.md#adding-an-ssh-key-to-your-gitlab-account).
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NOTE: **Note:**
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Once you add a key, you cannot edit it. If the paste
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[didn't work](../ssh/README.md#testing-that-everything-is-set-up-correctly), you need to remove the key and re-add it.
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