store password for public key?

[mtizziani]

i have the following code:

grunt.initConfig({
    repositoryUrl: 'git@myprivate.gilab:group/project.git',
    repositoryDir: 'cloned',
    gitclone: {
        repo: {
            options: {
                repository: '<%= repositoryUrl %>',
                branch: 'master',
                directory: '<%= repositoryDir %>'
            }
        }
    }
});

it works, but it has to ask me everytime for my password to my private key. is there a way to save the pwd or inject it? i need it for a automatic app factory that works on a separate server without somebody has to interact with it

[rubenv]

Just remove the password from the key (it's pointless to have it if you're going to store the password on the same server as the key) or use ssh-agent.

[mtizziani]

i found a workaround by myself:

repositoryUrl: 'https://user:password@domain:group/project.git'

this works perfectly

[dylancwood]

I am glad that you found something that works @mtizziani. You should know that it is not a good idea to store your github credentials in plain text though. If your code is stored on Github (or anywhere else on the Internet), then your password could be easily stolen by anyone (even if you have a private repo). I highly recommend following @rubenv's advice and using an SSH agent or an SSH key without a passphrase. it is out of scope to discuss security issues in this issue, so I will leave it at that.

[mtizziani]

i know, i'll never do it with public server. all is running in a local gitlab repository, only available in our network