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Include .pem for git pull / push

I keep a Git server on Amazon EC2, and in order to push or pull to it I need to run ssh-add ~/.ssh/pem/Me.pem. Is there any way to add this .pem file to the Git config such that I won't have to run ssh-add each time? I'm thinking of a configuration file in a similar vein to ~/.ssh/config which lets users configure just such an option (IdentityFile ~/.ssh/pem/Me.pem).

Solution

  • In a fit of inspiration just after posting, I added the following to ~/.ssh/config:

    Host someServer
    Hostname 1.2.3.4
    User ubuntu
    IdentityFile ~/.ssh/pem/Me.pem

    And I simply cloned the Git repo as such:

    git clone ssh://someServer/opt/git/someRepo.git

    This has the terrific effect of including the .pem file as needed.