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