How to add a private repository from Github to cPanel Version Control

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Note: Replace all RED CAPITALIZED TEXT with your/your repository's information.

If using Github Desktop:

1. In repository (header) > Repository > Repository Settings
2. Remote > Primary Remote Repository (origin) URL
3. Make sure that repository URL is HTTPS://

cPanel Version Control:

1. Navigate to your website's cPanel
2. Open Terminal in cPanel
3. Enter these commands in the following order (ENTER after each):
1. ssh-keygen -t rsa -f ~/.ssh/KEYFILENAME -b 4096 -C "USERNAME@ROOT.DOMAIN"
• KEYFILENAME can be anything. I advise making it similar if not identical to your repository name.
4. touch ~/.ssh/config
5. chmod 0600 ~/.ssh/config
6. chown USERNAME:USERNAME ~/.ssh/config

Navigate to SSH Access > Manage SSH Keys

1. REPOSITORY Key > Manage > Authorize
2. REPOSITORY Key > View/Download > Copy key

Navigate to your Github > Repository > Settings

1. Deploy Keys > Add deploy key
2. Title: [anything]
3. Key: [paste from earlier ("copy key")]
• Allow write access

Navigate to your website's cPanel > File Manager

1. Navigate to .ssh (folder) > config (file)
2. Add to file:

                           Host REPOSITORY.github.com
      			User git
   			Hostname github.com
   			IdentityFile ~/.ssh/KEYFILENAME
       			IdentitiesOnly yes

3. Save and close

Navigate back to cPanel Terminal

• Test if the repository works with ssh -Tv git@REPOSITORY.github.com
• If it outputs by saying Hi REPOSITORY/USERNAME then it's successful. Don't worry about additional messages.

Navigate to GitVersion Control

1. Create the repository
2. For the repository URL, make sure the format is: ssh://REPOSITORY.github.com/USERNAME/REPOSITORY

Then you're done! All updates pulled from Github Version Control in cPanel should now work with your private repository :)