EMBL GitLab Server

The EMBL Git server offers all EMBL staff members a convenient way to store, control and publish the source code of their projects. It uses gitlab, which offers commandline and web access to the stored data.

If you are an EMBL employee, login using the "Login with EMBL/EBI credentials" button. Collaborators should use the provided login form:

Usage:

• read our list of Frequently Asked Questions

• git is meant predominantly for handling source code and text files, not for storing large files such as images, etc. Please make sure your repository size stays below 2GB!

• Login is provided through EMBL's authentication gateway, external users need to be registered first by an EMBL user. For this, send an email to git@embl.de with the external user's name, affiliation, and email address. External users can not create their own repositories but can be added to existing ones.

• Some hints about the visibility levels of your projects:

  Public: visible for everyone - google will find it
  Internal: only EMBL users will be able to see it
  Private: for project member eyes only

The following rules apply:

• Repositories on the EMBL Git server are only granted to EMBL members
• External users can be added as collaborators on a project, but the projects themselves have to be lead by someone with an active EMBL account
• Should the project leader leave EMBL, the project has to be transferred to someone else or the complete repository will eventually be removed

Contact

Please contact:

• git@embl.de if you have questions regarding this service
• or use the EMBL Chat - Git channel for support

Administration and Maintenance:

• Renato Alves

Acknowledgements:

• The system was originally set up by Holger Dinkel and Grischa Toedt

• Former project members:

  • Jelle Scholtalbers, former admin
  • Marc Gouw, former admin
  • Toby Hodges, former admin
  • Frank Thommen (Structures IT Management & Support), who together with Grischa and Michael implemented the original git repository service at EMBL
  • Wasiu Akanni
  • Jakob Wirbel

• People involved in the setup: Michael Wahlers and Carlos Fernandez San Millan

• The EMBL Git server is part of the Bio-IT Project and Data Science Centre

• The server, disk space and backup are kindly provided by EMBL IT Services internal link