Sync bash aliases and ssh keys across devices

Linux@lemmy.ml – 52 points – 1 years ago

How do you guys quickly sync your settings (especially bash aliases and ssh keys) across your machines?

Ideally i want a simple script to run on every new server I work with. Any suggestions?

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OP should just generate a unique SSH key per device (+ user).

Agreed. I’ve probably got 100 keys registered with GitHub and 98 of them the private key is long destroyed due to OS reinstalls or whatnot. Format machine, new key. New machine, new key.

FYI: You can remove the old keys from GitHub.

I like to save them for a rainy day when I need an OCD fix.

I d rather have 2 to 3 (for critical, mid, and test systems) ssh keys that are regularly rotated than 1 key per machine. I m not gonna balance 50 ssh keys; neither enter my password every time i jump hosts.