Troubleshooting SSH Authentication

SSH remotes use your normal SSH setup. Gitfox does not use service accounts for SSH authentication.

Check the remote URL

SSH remotes usually look like git@host:owner/repo.git or start with ssh://.

Check the selected key

If you use multiple keys, configure ~/.ssh/config with the right Host, HostName, User, and IdentityFile entries. Then make the remote URL use that host alias.

Check stored passphrases

Gitfox can store SSH key passphrases with your Gitfox credentials. Stored passphrases are shown in Gitfox Settings → Accounts & Credentials under Private Key Passphrases.

Gitfox cannot detect an incorrect passphrase before Git attempts the connection. If you saved the wrong passphrase, remove the matching private key passphrase from Gitfox Settings → Accounts & Credentials and try again. Gitfox will ask for the passphrase again and save the new value.

Test outside Gitfox

If a connection still fails, test the same remote from Terminal with git fetch or ssh -T. Gitfox follows the same SSH configuration.