Jenkins Generate Ssh Key For Bitbucket

admin

I need to generate an ssh key pair so I may use it to authenticate to bitbucket. This is so that jenkins may pull my source code and build it. Normally I would just su to the jenkins user and run ssh-keygen to achieve this. I've edited the run file: su jenkins This gives me access to the shell where I may run ssh-keygen to install ssh keys into. Mar 14, 2017 Now log in to Bitbucket or Github and add your SSDH key. In Bitbucket: Click on your user icon in the top right and select Bitbucket settings from the menu. Click on SSH keys in the left hand menu. Click the Add key button, enter whatever you want for label and paste your key into the box below. Click ‘Add key’ and you are done.

  1. Generate Ssh Key Putty
  2. Jenkins Generate Ssh Key For Bitbucket Free
  3. Bitbucket Create Ssh Key

What does SSH Keys do in Github / Bitbucket?

Set up SSH to reduce the risk of exposing your username and password.Some reasons you might want to use SSH key base authentication:

  • Is more effective if you push and pull from Bitbucket many times a day.
  • Removes the need to enter a password each time you connect.

Url formats of the repository differs from HTTPS to SSH:

Environment

  • Operating System : Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (64-bit)

Add SSH Keys in Ubuntu 16.04

Generate Ssh Key Putty

The following steps showed the step by step installation guideline.

Ssh

Set up your default identity

From the terminal, enter ssh-keygen at the command line.The command prompts you for a file to save the key in:

Generate ssh key putty

It will create two files; one public key file and one private key file.Both file will have your given name. /dirt-3-keygen-key-generator-free-download.html.

Add Key files in local machine

Keep both of the files in ~/.ssh location.

Add the public key to your bitbucket settings

  1. In Bitbucket go to Bitbucket settings>Account settings>SSH keys>Add key
  2. Copy the contents of your public key file using the following command:

N.B.: id_rsa is the name I have given when generating the key files. It might be something else for your case.3. Copy and paste the public key in the key field in Bitbucket and include proper label. Click Save.

Ensure Bitbucket SSH connects successfully

Return to the terminal window and write:

For github

Give your passphrase which you have given when generating the key files.If your connection is successful then you will get output like following:

Jenkins Generate Ssh Key For Bitbucket Free

For Github:

References

Bitbucket Create Ssh Key

  • Set up an SSH key: Bitbucket documentation
  • Change existing folder remote url: Github documentation