--- comments: false --- # Configure your environment ## Install - **Windows** - Install 'Git for Windows' from - **Mac** - Type '`git`' in the Terminal application. - If it's not installed, it will prompt you to install it. - **Linux** ```shell sudo yum install git-all ``` ```shell sudo apt-get install git-all ``` ## Configure Git One-time configuration of the Git client ```shell git config --global user.name "Your Name" git config --global user.email you@example.com ``` ## Configure SSH Key ```shell ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 4096 -C "you@computer-name" ``` ```shell # You will be prompted for the following information. Press enter to accept the defaults. Defaults appear in parentheses. Generating public/private rsa key pair. Enter file in which to save the key (/Users/you/.ssh/id_rsa): Enter passphrase (empty for no passphrase): Enter same passphrase again: Your identification has been saved in /Users/you/.ssh/id_rsa. Your public key has been saved in /Users/you/.ssh/id_rsa.pub. The key fingerprint is: 39:fc:ce:94:f4:09:13:95:64:9a:65:c1:de:05:4d:01 you@computer-name ``` Copy your public key and add it to your GitLab profile ```shell cat ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub ``` ```shell ssh-rsa AAAAB3NzaC1yc2EAAAADAQEL17Ufacg8cDhlQMS5NhV8z3GHZdhCrZbl4gz you@example.com ```