Using Github for Windows to work with own private Git through SSH

Question

Right now, I\'m using msysgit to work with my own private repositories stored on a ec2 Amazon Cloud Server using SSH.

Until now, I\'ve been able to successfully connect

Answer 1

Late answer but this is how I did it for using Gitlab.com through SSH on Github for windows.

1. Add your public ssh key from github_rsa.pub (which is found in your .ssh folder) to your SSH keys on Gitlab.com

2. Add a config file to your .ssh folder that looks like this

   Host gitlab.com
   RSAAuthentication yes
   IdentityFile ~/.ssh/github_rsa
   User mygitlabloginemail
   

3. Clone / pull your repository through Git Bash

4. Drag the folder to Github For Windows

And thats it, you can now use Github for Windows with your gitlab repository.