1. Pre-create config directory

Required before stow so that stow links individual files instead of symlinking the entire directory into the repo.

mkdir -p ~/.config/ssh

2. Stow the repo config

cd ~/dotfiles && stow ssh

3. Ensure the local .ssh folder exists and has right permissions

mkdir -p ~/.ssh && chmod 700 ~/.ssh

4. Add the Include line to the main SSH config

echo "Include ~/.config/ssh/config" >> ~/.ssh/config
chmod 600 ~/.ssh/config

Authenticate services

For UI services (e.g. GitHub — opens browser):

auth-ui github

For servers (uses ssh-copy-id):

auth-server slifer
auth-server mimir

Switch dotfiles remote from HTTPS to SSH

After SSH keys are set up, switch the origin remote so you can push:

git -C ~/dotfiles remote set-url origin git@github.com:NiklasHargarter/dotfiles.git