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KEY="$HOME/.ssh/deploy_key"

# Generate only if it doesn't exist
if [[ ! -f "$KEY" ]]; then
    ssh-keygen -t ed25519 -f "$KEY" -N "" -C "deploy@$(hostname)"
fi

# Show the public key (for pasting into GitHub deploy keys, etc.)
cat "$KEY.pub"

# Get the fingerprint
ssh-keygen -lf "$KEY.pub"
# 256 SHA256:abc...  deploy@host (ED25519)

# Add to ssh-agent (so you don't have to specify -i every time)
eval "$(ssh-agent -s)"
ssh-add "$KEY"

# Configure git to use this specific key for one host
cat >> ~/.ssh/config <<EOF
Host github-deploy
    HostName github.com
    User git
    IdentityFile $KEY
    IdentitiesOnly yes
EOF