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

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On macOS, you might be asked for your SSH key password every time you push code. For convenience and security, you can save it in the macOS keychain by running:

/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
    Learn how to deploy a Node.js service on Stackhero quickly and securely
  2. Start a Node.js service
  3. Prerequisites
  4. Configure your service
  5. Clone the example
  6. Configure the remote repository server
  7. Deploy your Node.js application
  8. Deploy an existing application
  9. Handle error "failed to push some refs to '[...]'"
  10. Handle error "src refspec main does not match any"
  11. Handle 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. Run your code on multiple CPU cores

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