Node.js: Save your SSH private key password in the macOS keychain

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On macOS, you may be prompted for your SSH key password every time you push. For greater convenience and security, you can save it in the macOS keychain with:

/usr/bin/ssh-add --apple-use-keychain ~/.ssh/id_rsa

This command saves your key password so you will not be prompted again during future deployments.

Continue reading this guide

  1. Read the full guide: Getting started
    Discover how to quickly and securely deploy a Node.js service on Stackhero
  2. Start a Node.js service
  3. Prerequisites
  4. Configure your service
  5. Clone the example
  6. Configure the remote repository
  7. Deploy your Node.js application
  8. Deploy an existing application
  9. Handle the error "failed to push some refs to '[...]'"
  10. Handle the error "src refspec main does not match any"
  11. Handle the error "Everything up-to-date" when pushing
  12. Deploy a branch other than main
  13. Deploy a tag
  14. Roll back or deploy a specific commit
  15. Deploy to multiple environments
  16. Handle secrets
  17. Open other network ports
  18. Store files
  19. Graceful shutdown
  20. Use multiple CPU cores

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