# SSH connections problems: password and repo not seen

**URL:** <https://forum.gitea.com/t/ssh-connections-problems-password-and-repo-not-seen/9574>\
**Category:** Install/Maintain/Configure\
**Created:** [August 9, 2024, 3:24am UTC](https://forum.gitea.com/t/ssh-connections-problems-password-and-repo-not-seen/9574 "2024-08-09T03:24:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![git214](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/958977/32.png) [@git214](https://forum.gitea.com/u/git214)\
**Post date:** [August 9, 2024, 3:24am UTC](https://forum.gitea.com/t/ssh-connections-problems-password-and-repo-not-seen/9574/1 "2024-08-09T03:24:36Z")

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My configuration:  
Hosting server running on Windows 10 Home  
Gitea v1.22.1  
OpenSSH for Windows  
Git 2.46.0.windows.1

app.ini  
APP\_NAME = gitea home  
RUN\_USER = gitea  
WORK\_PATH = C:\SHARE  
RUN\_MODE = prod  
[repository]  
ROOT = C:/SHARE/repos  
[server]  
SSH\_DOMAIN = localhost  
DOMAIN = localhost  
HTTP\_PORT = 3000  
ROOT\_URL = [http://localhost:3000/](http://localhost:3000/)  
APP\_DATA\_PATH = C:\SHARE\data  
DISABLE\_SSH = false  
SSH\_PORT = 22

Note: HTTP just works. No issues there.

What I’m having a two-prong issue with is the following:

1. I’m being forced to enter my password for the SSH connection:  
$ git clone gitea@localhost:/repos/testvob.git  
Cloning into ‘testvob’…  
gitea@localhost’s password:

2. After I enter the password, the host returns an error message that reads:  
fatal: ‘’/repos/testvob.git’’ does not appear to be a git repository  
fatal: Could not read from remote repository.  
Please make sure you have the correct access rights  
and the repository exists.

The host settings used are mostly the default settings. Only one account being used “gitea”. This account also was created locally on the Windows 10 desktop.

The SSH key was added and verified to include a verified signature.  
From the error message, I thought the repo has some permission problem on the host side. I don’t see that. Also the repo is configured as “public”.

Please assist if you can.

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**Author:** ![git214](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/958977/32.png) [@git214](https://forum.gitea.com/u/git214)\
**Post date:** [August 12, 2024, 3:16am UTC](https://forum.gitea.com/t/ssh-connections-problems-password-and-repo-not-seen/9574/2 "2024-08-12T03:16:27Z")

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The SSH ignore password issue was solved after reviewing this YouTube tutorial.  
[SSH To Windows Using Public Key (youtube.com)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wx7WPDnwcDg)

Now that was the first problem to solve. Goto my next post that solve the SSH clone issue.

[SSH git clone on Windows 10 does not work at all - General - Gitea](https://forum.gitea.com/t/ssh-git-clone-on-windows-10-does-not-work-at-all/9587)