# Quality of life ssh config

I use a separate ssh key for connecting to deneb, which is a new thing for me, I almost always used the same key from a given workstation. So when I was connecting to deneb, I always had to use -i parameter to provide a different key for the connection. But I got sick of it, so I made a custom ssh host config, to make this more streamlined.

## The config
So without further ado, here is the config which you can use to add a host for ssh, with a custom key provided. Just put it in a file in ~/.ssh/config, and fill in the blanks.
```
Host your_hostname
    Hostname your_hostname.com
    IdentityFile ~/.ssh/private_key_file
    IdentitiesOnly yes
    AddKeysToAgent yes
```

With this config, you only need the following command to connect.

```
> ssh your_hostname
```

You can also use this hostname in other command which use ssh, like git clone:

```
> git clone git@your_hostname:your_repo.git
```