Generating and Adding SSH keys on macOS

Beanstalk supports RSA, DSA and EdDSA SSH keys.

To authenticate with Beanstalk for Git, you will need to generate an SSH key pair. This process only requires a few steps on macOS. First, open up Terminal to access the command line.

Generating a key pair

Make sure you are in the home directory by entering:

$ cd ~/

To generate a key pair, run the command:

$ ssh-keygen -t rsa

It will ask for location, just accept the default location (~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub) by pressing return. When it asks for a pass phrase, don't leave it empty. Make sure to set a strong pass phrase for the key. The output should look something like this:

your-mac:~ home$ ssh-keygen -t rsa  Generating public/private rsa key pair.  Enter file in which to save the key (/Users/username/.ssh/id_rsa):  Created directory '/Users/username/.ssh'.  Enter passphrase (empty for no passphrase):  Enter same passphrase again:  Your identification has been saved in /Users/username/.ssh/id_rsa.  Your public key has been saved in /Users/username/.ssh/id_rsa.pub.  The key fingerprint is:  13:c0:7c:13:75:15:4c:21:50:97:f7:20:8f:80:bb:5b
username@your-mac
The key's randomart image is:
+--[ RSA 2048]----+
|     ...  o*+=*o.|
|      ... = -+++ |
|        .. + ..+.|
|         ..     .|
|        P  .     |
|         .. Y    |
|           x     |
|          .      |
|                 |
+-----------------+

Now that the keys are generated, copy it to your clipboard for the next step. This can be done by running the command:

$ cat ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub | pbcopy

Adding your public key to Beanstalk

Once your key pair is generated, you can add it to Beanstalk. Login to Beanstalk and click on Your Name > SSH Keys. Once there, you will see a button to add your public key. Click the Add Public Key button, and paste the public key into the SSH Key box, click Add Key and you're done.