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description: "Add a deploy key from a public key file or stdin"
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# gt repo deploy-key add

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Add a deploy key from a public key file or stdin

## Synopsis

```text
Add an SSH public key as a deploy key of the repository; - reads it from stdin. The key can
only read the repository unless --allow-write lets it push. The title defaults to the key's
comment.
```

```
gt repo deploy-key add <file> [flags]
```

## Examples

```
$ gt repo deploy-key add ci.pub --title "Build server"
$ gt repo deploy-key add deploy.pub --title "Release bot" --allow-write
```

## Options

```
  -w, --allow-write    Let the key push to the repository
  -h, --help           help for add
  -t, --title string   Key title (defaults to the key comment)
```

## 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 repo deploy-key](../../repo/deploy-key/index.md): Manage deploy keys