How do I connect IntelliJ to GitHub using SSH

Question

I have successfully configured my GitHub client to use SSH, and received the confirmatory email from GitHub that a new SSH key was added. I would like to setup IntelliJ to u

Answer 1

GitHub plugin for IntelliJ lets you to save the password, so you don't have to enter it every time.

With keys

(adapted from Multiple SSH Keys settings for different github account, thanks to CrazyCoder comment):

• Create ssh key pair

  $ ssh-keygen -t rsa -C "activehacker@youremail.com"
  

• Add key

  $ ~/.ssh/id_rsa_activehacker
  

• Confirm that the key is added

  $ ssh-add -l
  

• Modify ~/.ssh/config

  Host github.com-activehacker  
  HostName github.com  
  User git  
  IdentityFile ~/.ssh/id_rsa_activehacker
  

In IntelliJ

VCS > Checkout from Version Control > Git

Test

As you can see, you will still have to either enter passphrase for the key pair after every IntelliJ relaunch(I believe the passphrase is kept in memory) or let IntelliJ to store it permanently.