From b93fcff2e87dfcb2622db556118830c1655c4922 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: derReparierer Date: Sun, 1 Dec 2024 18:48:08 +0000 Subject: [PATCH] add hint how to use ssh access to remote mirror repository --- docs/user/repo-mirror.md | 2 +- 1 file changed, 1 insertion(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/docs/user/repo-mirror.md b/docs/user/repo-mirror.md index 97fc4b76..8989f58f 100644 --- a/docs/user/repo-mirror.md +++ b/docs/user/repo-mirror.md @@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ Forgejo supports the use of SSH as an authentication method for push mirrors. You can enable this when adding a new push mirror, existing push mirrors cannot be configured to use SSH. This feature is only available if Forgejo is able to find the `ssh` executable. -To use SSH as authentication method, select the **Use SSH authentication** option in the authorization tab when adding a new push mirror. +To use SSH as authentication method, select the **Use SSH authentication** option in the authorization tab when adding a new push mirror. Make sure to use ssh conform URLs for **Git Remote Repository URL**, which is e.g. `git@github.com:/.git` for GitHub (differs to the default authorization approach as mentioned above). Make sure to not fill in the **Username** or **Password** input. Forgejo generates an Ed25519 SSH key pair and saves it for you.