SSH into Firmware PC

Owned by Adel Chinoy
Last updated: Sept 23, 2024
2 min read

Setup your GitHub SSH key.

  1. Run ssh-keygen -t ed25519 -C "your_email@example.com". Press Enter for all prompts until it completes.

  2. Copy the public key:

    1. Windows: clip < ~/.ssh/id_ed25519.pub

    2. MacOS: pbcopy < ~/.ssh/id_ed25519.pub

  3. Go to https://github.com/settings/keys

  4. Add your key to your account by clicking “New SSH Key”

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  5. Go back to your terminal. Make sure you can run ssh -T git@github.com. If it does not say you’re authenticated, please troubleshoot or reach out if you need help!

SSH into the PC with VS Code

  1. Install the remote extensions in VS Code

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  2. Click on the remote explorer icon on the left bar of VS Code

  3. Under “REMOTES (TUNNELS/SSH)” click on the plus button next to “SSH”. It will be hidden until you hover over it.

  4. When prompted, paste this into the box in the top center of your screen

    1. ssh -A firmware@23.163.56.180

  5. When prompted, select the first ssh config file in the list.

  6. Please message a lead to get the password to the computer

  7. Create a new directory using your github username under ~/dev/<your-username>

  8. Clone the repo using git@github.com:uw-midsun/fwxv.git

  9. cd in and build the repo