Amplify build error "Could not read from remote repository"

Question

I'm trying to setup a Vue app in Amplify Console, but getting a build error.  
  
The app is hosted in a private Bitbucket repository and has dependencies on other private Bitbucket repsoitories (owned by same account) that are referenced in the package.json file, like so:

```
"foo": "git+ssh://git@bitbucket.org:example/foo.git#v1.0.0"
```

During the build I get the following kind of error:

```
error Command failed.
Exit code: 128
Command: git
Arguments: ls-remote --tags --heads git@bitbucket.org:example/foo.git
Directory: /codebuild/output/src238132917/src/bar
Output:
Warning: Permanently added the RSA host key for IP address '18.205.93.2' to the list of known hosts.
Permission denied (publickey).
fatal: Could not read from remote repository.
Please make sure you have the correct access rights
and the repository exists.
```

After connecting Amplify to Bitbucket, I noticed an SSH key is added to the repository I connected, so I added the same key to the other repositories that are dependencies, but the build still fails.  
  
Is it possible to make the build work?

Answer

Based on this . I build this alternative to use private repos on **package.json**.  
  
You can add the follow command on your amplify console build settings:

```
    ...
    preBuild:
      commands:
        - git config --global url."https://${GITHUB_PRIVATE_TOKEN}@github.com".insteadOf ssh://git@github.com
        - yarn
    build:
    ...
```

_note_: you need to add the **GITHUB_PRIVATE_TOKEN** environment variables on your Amplify Console.

Answer

In this case, you may have to embed the access token into your clone command.  
https://dotlayer.com/how-to-use-a-private-github-repo-as-a-dependency-with-yarn-npm/

Amplify build error "Could not read from remote repository"

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