--- title: Setting up GitHub SSH Key on Expo EAS | daily.dev description: A step-by-step guide for configuring GitHub SSH key access within Expo EAS cloud builds. Covers generating an ed25519 SSH key pair, adding the public key to... canonical: https://daily.dev/posts/setting-up-github-ssh-key-on-expo-eas-bpxukblca twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:site: @dailydotdev og:type: website og:site_name: daily.dev og:title: Setting up GitHub SSH Key on Expo EAS | daily.dev og:description: A step-by-step guide for configuring GitHub SSH key access within Expo EAS cloud builds. 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Three integration approaches are demonstrated: build lifecycle hooks, custom build YAML steps, and a TypeScript custom build function. The tutorial also shows how to use the SSH access to clone a private repository, commit changes, and push tags automatically on every EAS build. ## Full article daily.dev links to this article rather than hosting it. 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