• After SSH to the server, switch to the web user. 
• Generate the SSH key pair:

$ ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 4096 -C "lx58@cornell.edu"

• Copy the public key onto GitHub account setting -> SSH key.

$ cat /home/user/.ssh/id_rsa_github.pub

• Then enable the private key on Media3 by adding these lines to .bashrc file: 

# Add SSH token for Github
eval $(ssh-agent -s)
ssh-add ~/.ssh/id_rsa_github

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