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Generate a new SSH key

ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 4096 -C "<mail_address>"

Add the key to the SSH agent:

ssh-agent bash # starts the SSH agent in backgroud
ssh-add ~/.ssh/id_rsa # adds the key

Add your key to a remote host

ssh-copy-id <user>@<host> # if password access is allowed
ssh-copy-id -f "-o <keyair>.pem" <user>@<host> # if no password access is allowed
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