Having trouble cloning private GitHub repositories with HTTPS in 2025? GitHub no longer supports password-based authentication, so you need to use a Personal Access Token (PAT) instead.

In this quick tutorial, I’ll show you exactly how to use a GitHub token to clone a repo using the git clone command.

✅ Works on:

Windows, macOS, and Linux
VS Code terminal, Git Bash, CMD, or any terminal
Public and private repositories

🔐 What you’ll learn:
How to generate a new GitHub personal access token
How to use the token in your git clone command
How to securely store credentials
How to avoid "Authentication failed" errors
How to revoke or regenerate your token

🔗 Helpful links:
➡️ Generate token: https://github.com/settings/tokens
➡️ Token scopes guide: https://docs.github.com/en/git....hub/authenticating-t
➡️ GitHub token clone syntax: git clone https://YOURUSERNAME:YOURTOKEN....@github.com/USERNAME
📥 Related GitHub Setup Videos:
✅ How to Create SSH Key for GitHub: https://youtu.be/HQfprk40gMc
✅ How to Create & Push GitHub Repo: https://youtu.be/uJlR1EJ6AgU

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📋 Covered in this video:
GitHub personal access token creation
Git clone with token

💬 Comment below if you're stuck with a "Permission denied" or "Support for password authentication was removed" error. I’ll help you out!

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