Local Device Setup

1. Generate SSH Key Pair

Generate SSH key pair on your local device (not VPS):

ssh-keygen -t ed25519 -f deploy_key

This will generate:

• deploy_key (private key, keep secret)
• deploy_key.pub (public key, share to server)

2. Configure VPS SSH Access

• Create the authorized_keys file in the deploy_user's home directory:

# You should be logged in as deploy_user
mkdir -p ~/.ssh 
chmod 700 ~/.ssh 
touch ~/.ssh/authorized_keys 
chmod 600 ~/.ssh/authorized_keys

• Add your public key to the authorized_keys file:

nano ~/.ssh/authorized_keys

• Paste the public key content. To view your public key:

cat /home/server/.ssh/id_rsa.pub

• Example public key:

ssh-ed25519 AAAAC3NzaC1lZDI1NTE5AAAAILstbbZT76cJ0+ogky5UCgdzFx7XF/9bOxAyELYzKsyf zhiken@GAN-LAPTOP

3. Add Secrets to GitHub

Go to: GitHub Repo → Settings → Secrets and Variables → Actions