Start Git Bash Check files in the .ssh folder (ls -al ~/.ssh) Generate Keys (ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 4096 -C "your_email@example.com") When prompted to "Enter file in which to save the key" specify the filename. Do not include the full path. (Unable to resolve open c/Users/userid/.ssh/<filename> failed: No such file or directory) The files get saved in the c/Users/userid directory. Copy them to the c/Users/userid/.ssh/ directory Ensure ssh-agent is enabled : eval $(ssh-agent -s) Add your SSH key to the ssh-agent: ssh-add ~/.ssh/<filename> Login to BitBucket and goto Manage Account Click on SSH Keys in the left menu. Copy the SSH key to your clipboard: clip < ~/.ssh/<filename>.pub (Git Bash) In BitBucket->SSH Keys, click on Add Key Specify a label and paste the copied key contents in the textbox for key Test Connection (ssh -T git@github.com) http://stackoverflow.com/questions/7144811/git