[JENKINS-64075] Cannot connect a Jenkins job to my private GitHub account

[jenkins-infra-bot]

I cannot configure one job (maven project) to access my private gitHub repository. I always get the following error (see attachment). I tried user/pass and ssh credentials. My private repo also has the webhook but apparently that does not work. I run ngrok locally, which makes localhost:9090 available under a public url (webhooks in github repos need that)
can anyone tell me what is going on?

regards

Petko

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Originally reported by pguglev, imported from: Cannot connect a Jenkins job to my private GitHub account

• assignee: lanwen
• status: Open
• priority: Major
• component(s): github-plugin
• resolution: Unresolved
• votes: 0
• watchers: 1
• imported: 2025-12-08

Raw content of original issue

I cannot configure one job (maven project) to access my private gitHub repository. I always get the following error (see attachment). I tried user/pass and ssh credentials. My private repo also has the webhook but apparently that does not work. I run ngrok locally, which makes localhost:9090 available under a public url (webhooks in github repos need that)
can anyone tell me what is going on?

regards

Petko

environment

Installed Jenkins as a WAR and later as a Windows service on port 9090. Installed Maven Plugin. Tried creating a job that pulls sources from a private Github repository. I configured a private SSH key in the credentials, and I configured the private repository to have the webhook to Jenkins. Jenkins runs on my localhost but via ngrok I made it available over the internet. Versions:<br/>
Jenkins 2.249.2 (windows service on port 9090)<br/>
Installed Maven plugin and the recommended plugins at start<br/>
Local environment: Java 11

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• Jenkins_connectGithub.png