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---
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id: 5994fea1-f787-41a3-ad5b-0f3349c00343
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type: solution
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title: "Gitea SSH push fails with password prompt — use HTTPS instead"
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tags: [gitea, git, ssh, workaround, networking, homelab]
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importance: 0.5
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confidence: 0.8
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created: "2026-02-28T22:10:33.357713+00:00"
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updated: "2026-02-28T22:10:33.357713+00:00"
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---
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# Gitea SSH Push Failure Workaround
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## Problem
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`git push` via SSH to `git@git.manticorum.com` fails with a password prompt rather than authenticating with a key.
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## Root Cause
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`~/.ssh/config` has a `gitea` alias pointing to host `10.10.0.225` as `root` using `homelab_rsa`. However this alias uses the hostname `gitea`, not `git.manticorum.com`, so git's SSH format (`git@git.manticorum.com`) does not match the config entry.
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## Workaround
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Use HTTPS URL instead:
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```
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https://git.manticorum.com/cal/repo.git
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```
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HTTPS works without auth issues.
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## Proper Fix (TODO)
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Add an SSH config entry for the git hostname:
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```
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Host git.manticorum.com
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User git
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IdentityFile ~/.ssh/homelab_rsa
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```
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Or update the remote URL to use the `gitea` alias: `git@gitea:cal/repo.git`.
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