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type: video
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title: "SSH Keys | Adding an SSH key to a Raspberry Pi"
date: "2020-07-29T15:00:13Z"
slug: "ssh-keys-adding-an-ssh-key-to-a-raspberry-pi"
image: 
  name: "ssh-keys-adding-an-ssh-key-to-a-raspberry-pi.jpg"
  alt: "SSH Keys | Adding an SSH key to a Raspberry Pi"
  width: 1280
  height: 720
status: 'published'
description: "In this lesson, we're going to create an SSH key so that we don't have to enter our password every time we want to transfer code or control the pi."
tags: ['iot','raspberry pi', 'arduino', 'microcontroller', 'internet of things']
---

In this lesson, we're going to create an SSH key so that we don't have to enter our password every time we want to transfer code or control the pi.

This is the sixth in a video series about how to get started making things with a raspberry pi. It is targeted at existing developers but will be helpful to you no matter what your background is.

🔗Entire Series
[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0X6fGhFFNTfW6RL46Rtd0VSqVtj-yBSd](https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0X6fGhFFNTfW6RL46Rtd0VSqVtj-yBSd)