How to Configure Git: Set Username, Email, Generate SSH Key, and Resolve Common Issues
This guide walks you through configuring Git with a username and email, generating and adding an SSH key to GitHub, and troubleshooting common errors such as the Fatal HttpRequestException by installing the Git Credential Manager for Windows.
PassJava online documentation provides a step‑by‑step tutorial for configuring Git.
1. Configure Git username and email
git config --global user.name "jackson0714"
git config --global user.email "[email protected]"2. Generate SSH key
ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 4096 -C "[email protected]"An image illustrates the key generation process.
3. Add SSH key to GitHub
Open the public key file (e.g., C:\Users\Administrator\.ssh\id_rsa.pub) and copy its contents.
Visit https://github.com/settings/ssh/new and paste the copied key.
Save the SSH key on GitHub.
Images show the GitHub SSH key addition steps.
4. Common issues
If you encounter a Fatal: HttpRequestException error, download and install Git Credential Manager for Windows v1.20 from GitHub releases page to resolve the problem.
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Explaining distributed systems and architecture through stories. Author of the "JVM Performance Tuning in Practice" column, open-source author of "Spring Cloud in Practice PassJava", and independently developed a PMP practice quiz mini-program.
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