How to Fix "Permission Denied (publickey)" by Setting Up SSH Keys for GitHub
Encountering a "Permission denied (publickey)" error when cloning or pushing to a GitHub repository indicates that GitHub isn’t recognizing your local machine’s SSH key. This guide walks you through generating a new SSH key pair on your computer, adding the public key to your GitHub account, and configuring your environment so you can securely clone and push to repositories over SSH without encountering permission errors.