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# Troubleshooting

# Create Directory structure with subdirectories

It looks like your Git client (likely GitAhead, GitHub Desktop, or a similar GUI tool) ran into a credential roadblock while trying to clone that repository. Since you're dealing with a `Docker-Boilerplates` repo, getting this sorted quickly so you can deploy is the priority.

Here is how to troubleshoot and fix this, depending on how you connect to GitHub.

## 1. The Most Common Fix: Personal Access Tokens (HTTPS)

If you are cloning via **HTTPS** (a URL starting with `https://github.com/...`), GitHub **no longer accepts your standard account password** for Git operations.

### Step 1: Generate a PAT on GitHub

<div class="container" id="bkmrk-go-to-your-github-ac"><div class="markdown markdown-main-panel tutor-markdown-rendering enable-luminous-fast-follows stronger enable-updated-hr-color" dir="ltr">1. Go to your GitHub account **Settings** &gt; **Developer Settings** &gt; **Personal Access Tokens** (Tokens classic).
2. Click **Generate new token**.
3. Give it a descriptive name (e.g., "Homelab Desktop") and select the **`repo`** scope (this gives full control of private repositories).
4. Click **Generate token** and **copy it immediately** (you won't see it again).

</div></div>### Step 2: Use it in your Git Client

When your Git GUI prompts you for your password during the retry, **paste the PAT instead of your actual GitHub password**.

## 2. The SSH Route (If you use `git@github.com:...`)

If you are cloning via **SSH**, GitHub doesn't use passwords at all. Instead, it relies on your local SSH key.

<div class="container" id="bkmrk-check-your-active-ke"><div class="markdown markdown-main-panel tutor-markdown-rendering enable-luminous-fast-follows stronger enable-updated-hr-color" dir="ltr">- **Check your active keys:** Open a terminal and run `ssh-add -l` to see if your private key is loaded into your SSH agent.
- **Add your key:** If it isn't listed, add it using:
    
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- **Verify connection:** Test your connection to GitHub directly via terminal:
    
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    ssh -T git@github.com
    
    ```
    
    <div class="code-block ng-tns-c2069566202-322 ng-animate-disabled ng-trigger ng-trigger-codeBlockRevealAnimation"><div class="formatted-code-block-internal-container ng-tns-c2069566202-322"><div class="animated-opacity ng-tns-c2069566202-322"></div></div></div>If it says *"Hi \[YourUsername\]! You've successfully authenticated..."*, your SSH setup is perfect, and the issue is just your Git GUI not pointing to the correct key.

</div></div>## 3. Quick Sanity Checks

<div class="container" id="bkmrk-are-you-logged-in-wi"><div class="markdown markdown-main-panel tutor-markdown-rendering enable-luminous-fast-follows stronger enable-updated-hr-color" dir="ltr">- **Are you logged in within the app?** If this is a GUI like GitAhead or GitHub Desktop, go to **File &gt; Options (or Preferences) &gt; Accounts** and verify your GitHub account is actively signed in. If it is, **log out and log back in** to force a token refresh.
- **Repository Permissions:** Double-check that the repository actually exists at that exact URL and that your account hasn't lost access (or that it hasn't been archived by the owner).

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