SSH Authentication for Custom Git Hosts

This skill sets up SSH-based authentication for Git hosts that aren't standard GitHub/GitLab.com (e.g., self-hosted GitLab, custom ports, internal domains, VPN-dependent hosts).

When to Use This Skill

• Connecting to self-hosted GitLab/Gitea/Gitea instances
• Using non-standard SSH ports (not port 22)
• Hosts accessible only via VPN/internal network
• Custom domain names that require DNS or /etc/hosts configuration
• When standard github-auth skill doesn't apply due to host specificity

Detection Flow

First, understand what kind of host we're dealing with: