Public Git repo clone via HTTPS and push via SSH is fast and generally effective for security. For private Git repos, we suggest Git cloning via SSH to avoid the need for HTTPS credentials. SSH Agent avoids the need to constantly type the SSH password.

Git clone with Git over SSH by simply replacing “https://” in the Git repo URL with “ssh://”. Be sure to remove the trailing “.git” from the URL if present. For example:

git clone ssh://github.invalid/username/private-repo-name