ssh_exchange_identification: Connection closed by remote host fatal: Could not read from remote repo

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When trying to initialize a new repo and walk through the instructions on the bitbucket page after opening the terminal through sourcetree.

i continue to get the following error:

ssh_exchange_identification: Connection closed by remote host
fatal: Could not read from remote repository.

I have a publickey made through rsa_id and saved to repo settings. I have read/Write permissions and my global git settings are set.

However, I can still not initialize the repo. One thing is that the port number from bitbucket server tells me a different port number than what is in the URL, I have tried both and neither work.

Ana Retamal

Hi David,

Is your SSH correctly added to your SSH agent? You can check that by running the following command on your terminal:

ssh-add -L

If your key is not there, you can add it by doing:

ssh-add <path_to_key>

If your key is there, you can check if is associated to the right Bitbucket account by running:

ssh -Tv git@bitbucket.org

 

For troubleshooting purposes, have you tried doing this without Sourcetree in the middle? 

Let us know!

Ana