# Setting up SSH Key with gitlab.pavlovia.org

**URL:** https://discourse.psychopy.org/t/setting-up-ssh-key-with-gitlab-pavlovia-org/15322
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**Created:** [July 27, 2020, 8:34pm UTC](https://discourse.psychopy.org/t/setting-up-ssh-key-with-gitlab-pavlovia-org/15322 "2020-07-27T20:34:02Z")
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### Author: ![wakecarter](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.psychopy.org/wakecarter/32/5753_2.png) [@wakecarter](https://discourse.psychopy.org/u/wakecarter)
#### Post date: [February 3, 2026, 11:35am UTC](https://discourse.psychopy.org/t/setting-up-ssh-key-with-gitlab-pavlovia-org/15322/6 "2026-02-03T11:35:01Z")

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I don’t think SSH is the answer.

> [@Wakefield's Daily Tips](https://discourse.psychopy.org/t/wakefields-daily-tips/43371/63):
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> Use HTTPS to connect to GitLab not SSH While GitLab gives instructions for using [SSH keys](https://docs.gitlab.com/user/ssh/), this method does not work with [gitlab.pavlovia.org](http://gitlab.pavlovia.org). Most users should be able to sync directly from PsychoPy Builder without needed to choose between HTTPS and SSH at all. However, if you do need to make a choice, for example because you are cloning a repository, use HTTPS If you have already cloned a repository using SSH, open the hidden .git/config file within the project and replace all men…

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