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Better explain in the README how to set up keys in repositories (#96)

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## Usage
1. Create an SSH key with sufficient access privileges. For security reasons, don't use your personal SSH key but set up a dedicated one for use in GitHub Actions. See below for a few hints if you are unsure about this step.
1. Generate a new SSH key with sufficient access privileges. For security reasons, don't use your personal SSH key but set up a dedicated one for use in GitHub Actions. See below for a few hints if you are unsure about this step.
2. Make sure you don't have a passphrase set on the private key.
3. In your repository, go to the *Settings > Secrets* menu and create a new secret. In this example, we'll call it `SSH_PRIVATE_KEY`. Put the contents of the *private* SSH key file into the contents field. <br>
This key should start with `-----BEGIN ... PRIVATE KEY-----`, consist of many lines and ends with `-----END ... PRIVATE KEY-----`.
4. In your workflow definition file, add the following step. Preferably this would be rather on top, near the `actions/checkout@v2` line.
3. Add the public SSH key to the private repository you are pulling from during the Github Action as a 'Deploy Key'.
4. Add the private SSH key to the repository triggering the Github Action:
* In your repository, go to the *Settings > Secrets* menu and create a new secret. In this example, we'll call it `SSH_PRIVATE_KEY`.
* Put the contents of the *private* SSH key file into the contents field. <br>
* This key should start with `-----BEGIN ... PRIVATE KEY-----`, consist of many lines and ends with `-----END ... PRIVATE KEY-----`.
5. In your workflow definition file, add the following step. Preferably this would be rather on top, near the `actions/checkout@v2` line.
```yaml
# .github/workflows/my-workflow.yml