---
sidebar_position: 1
description: "Add an SSH public key from a file or stdin"
---

# gt ssh-key create

<!-- Generated by update_cli_docs.sh from the gitea/cli sources, do not edit. -->

Add an SSH public key from a file or stdin

## Synopsis

```text
Add an SSH public key to your account. Without a file, or with -, the key is read from stdin.

The title defaults to the key's comment, such as alice@laptop, or else to this computer's name.
```

```
gt ssh-key create [<file>] [flags]
```

## Examples

```
$ gt ssh-key add ~/.ssh/id_ed25519.pub
$ gt ssh-key add ~/.ssh/id_ed25519.pub --title "Work laptop"
$ cat key.pub | gt ssh-key add
```

## Options

```
  -h, --help           help for create
  -t, --title string   Key title (defaults to the key comment, then the computer's name)
```

## Options inherited from parent commands

```
      --cwd directory       Working directory for repository discovery
      --debug               Log the method, URL, status, and duration of each HTTP request to stderr
      --host URL            Gitea instance URL, including any base path
      --interactive         Allow prompts with machine output
  -q, --jq expression       Filter JSON output using a jq expression; implies --json
      --json fields[="*"]   Output JSON with the specified comma-separated fields, or all fields
      --no-input            Disable prompts and implicit editor/browser interactions
      --remote remote       Git remote used for repository discovery
  -R, --repo OWNER/REPO     Select a repository as OWNER/REPO or URL
      --sudo user           Perform API requests as this user (requires an administrator account)
      --user name           Account name on the selected instance
  -y, --yes                 Accept confirmations without prompting
```

## SEE ALSO

* [gt ssh-key](../ssh-key/index.md): Manage SSH keys