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Expand Up @@ -17,7 +17,7 @@ For MacOS and Linux users:
2. Paste the text below, substituting in your email address.

```bash
$ ssh-keygen -t ed25519 -C "your_email@example.com"
ssh-keygen -t ed25519 -C "your_email@example.com"
```


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4. Start the ssh-agent in the background.

```bash
$ eval "$(ssh-agent -s)"
eval "$(ssh-agent -s)"
> Agent pid 59566
```

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First, check to see if your ~/.ssh/config file exists in the default location.

```bash
$ open ~/.ssh/config
open ~/.ssh/config
> The file /Users/YOU/.ssh/config does not exist.
```

If the file doesn't exist, create the file.

```bash
$ touch ~/.ssh/config
touch ~/.ssh/config
```

Open your ~/.ssh/config file, then modify the file to contain the following lines. If your SSH key file has a different name or path than the example code, modify the filename or path to match your current setup.
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6. Add your SSH private key to the ssh-agent and store your passphrase in the keychain. If you created your key with a different name, or if you are adding an existing key that has a different name, replace id_ed25519 in the command with the name of your private key file.

```bash
$ ssh-add --apple-use-keychain ~/.ssh/id_ed25519
ssh-add --apple-use-keychain ~/.ssh/id_ed25519
```
That’s it, you’re ready to use your SSH key on this step in the Create a Machine process!

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