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| name                  = Gitlab Social Sciences
 
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| website                = [https://gitlab.socsci.ru.nl/ gitlab.socsci.ru.nl]
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         | [https://git-scm.com/downloads Git Download]
 
         | [https://git-scm.com/downloads Git Download]
         | [https://git-scm.com/download/gui/linux Git Desktop Clients]
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         | [https://git-scm.com/downloads/guis Git Desktop Clients]
 
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         | [[:File:Xkcd_git.png | Quick start guide]]
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         | [https://git-scm.com/documentation Git] Git Documentation.
         | [http://doc.gitlab.com/ce/ Gitlab documentation]
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         | [http://doc.gitlab.com/ce/ Gitlab Documentation]
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        | [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7p0hrpNaJ14 Video Tutorial]
 
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The [https://gitlab.socsci.ru.nl Social Sciences GitLab server] offers [[wikipedia:Git|Git]] repository management, code reviews, issue tracking, and wikis.
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With the [[Mattermost Social Sciences]] you can chat with your colleagues and interact with your projects.
  
 
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==Features==
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== Features ==
 
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With GitLab you can easily manage your projects, synchronize your code between computers, or create wiki-pages for documentation.
GitLab offers git repository management, code reviews, issue tracking, activity feeds and wikis.  
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Whether you write code or a paper, you can review, deploy, or document your project together with others.
 
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You can create at least 50 projects, make them private or share them with your lab members, or even the entire Internet.
With Gitlab you can:
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With [[Mattermost Social Sciences]] you can chat with your colleagues and even manage the project through chat commands.
* Create code together
 
* Review code together
 
* Deploy code together
 
* Document code together
 
 
 
You can access the Gitlab within the campus network. From outside the campus you will need a VPN connection <ref>[http://www.ru.nl/isc/medewerkers/externe-toegang/veilige-verbinding/@965054/vpn/ Radboud University VPN Manual]</ref>.
 
 
 
===Requirements===
 
* For more information about usage requirements for various operation systems you can click [http://doc.gitlab.com/ce/gitlab-basics/start-using-git.html here]
 
 
 
===User Login===
 
 
 
You can logon on the environment with your University number or student number and password.
 
 
 
'''https://gitlab.socsci.ru.nl'''
 
 
 
====External Users====
 
 
 
You can send a request with the following information to [mailto:c.lieu@socsci.ru.nl Chi Lieu] or contact [mailto:j.keyser@donders.ru.nl Johaness Keyser]
 
 
 
{| class="wikitable"
 
| Username
 
|-
 
| Email adres
 
|-
 
| Full Name
 
|-
 
|}
 
 
 
==Configuration==
 
 
 
===Command Line Instructions===
 
  
Git Global Setup
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Think of GitLab as a "Facebook" around your projects.
 +
Similar services include e.g. [https://github.com GitHub.com] or [https://gitlab.com GitLab.com] (which also runs the GitLab software on their servers).
 +
In contrast to these services, GitLab Social Sciences is self-hosted on a server on the Radboud campus.
 +
That means we determine our own terms of use; for example, you can get private projects for free - on GitHub, you would have to pay.
  
<pre style="background-color:#000; color:#fff;">
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Note that there's another self-hosted [https://gitlab.science.ru.nl GitLab service running at the Faculty of Science].
$ git config --global user.name "username"
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Anyone who has a "science login" can also use this service; it's running the same software - just the login page looks different.
$ git config --global user.email "email address"
 
</pre>
 
  
 +
== Requirements ==
 +
1. A GitLab account to log in at https://gitlab.socsci.ru.nl:
 +
* Everyone from Radboud University can login (with their U-, S-, E- or F-number). Members of UMC with Z-numbers have to request external accounts, see below.
 +
* External users can ask for an account and then login with their username (switch to the "Standard" tab in the Sign-In page).
 +
2. For more than the most basic tasks, you'll also need to install [https://git-scm.com/downloads Git] on your computer.
  
Create a new repository
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== Login for external users ==
 +
External user accounts should be requested from a member of Radboud University.
 +
If you want to allow people without RU account to join your Mattermost team or GitLab project, please request an account by sending an email to
 +
[mailto:gitlab@socsci.ru.nl gitlab@socsci.ru.nl].
 +
Please provide the full name of the user, a requested username, and a valid email address, preferably from the university or organization the person is working at.
  
<pre style="background-color:#000; color:#fff;">
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''Note that with an external account, the user has to switch to the "Standard" tab on the Sign-In page.''
$ mkdir newproject
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From GitLab's point of view, all accounts have the same rights and restrictions.
$ cd newproject
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Once logged in, there are no further differences.
$ git init
 
$ touch README.md
 
$ git add README.md
 
$ git commit -m "first commit"
 
$ git remote add origin git@gitlab.socsci.ru.nl:username/newproject.git
 
$ git push -u origin master
 
</pre>
 
  
Push an existing Git repository
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== Setup, Configuration and Usage of Git clients ==
 +
For more advanced tasks, you will need a Git installed on your computer.
 +
There is excellent documentation for this available throughout the Internet, for example https://git-scm.com/documentation or https://docs.gitlab.com/ce/gitlab-basics/README.html.
 +
It would make little sense to repeat these here.
 +
There are many graphical user interfaces available for every major operating system.
 +
In addition, many development software packages (including Matlab) are aware of Git repositories and you can set them up to work with GitLab.
 +
Note that for most daily tasks, only about 5 Git operations are necessary to know about.
  
<pre style="background-color:#000; color:#fff;">
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== Frequently asked questions ==
$ cd existing_git_repo
 
$ git remote add origin git@gitlab.socsci.ru.nl:username/newproject.git
 
$ git push -u origin master
 
</pre>
 
  
*You can also create a new project within the webinterface in Gitlab.
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=== Who has access to gitlab.socsci.ru.nl? ===
*Within the project on the webinterface you will also find the command line instructions.
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Short answer: Anyone from Radboud University, and some people from other universities.
  
=== Git Clients ===
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Longer answer: All employees and students of Radboud University have access (with their U-, S-, E- or F-number).
 +
Members from Radboud UMC with Z-numbers have to request external accounts, see above.
 +
If you log in the first time, a corresponding account will be created.
 +
In addition, you can request accounts for people from other universities, for example to collaborate with them on confidential projects.
 +
See External Users above.
  
You can find the git clients for various operating systems [https://git-scm.com/downloads here]
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=== Who can see my project(s) within GitLab? ===
 +
Short answer: You decide for each project (if you're the project owner).
  
=== Editor support ===
+
Longer answer: GitLab distinguishes read-access within 3 layers, and you can choose for each project individually.
 +
Each project can be either
 +
* ''private'': only you and your hand-picked users (and groups) can read it,
 +
* or ''internal'': anyone with a GitLab account can read it,
 +
* or ''public'': anyone on the Internet can read it.
 +
For more information, see https://gitlab.socsci.ru.nl/help/public_access/public_access#visibility-of-projects.
  
==== Brackets ====
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=== What can/should be stored on GitLab? ===
 +
Short answer: Scripts, documentation, theses, figures etc. '''No research data please!''' For research data, use https://data.donders.ru.nl/.
 +
For some niche cases, GitLab's Large File Storage (LFS) might be useful, see below.
  
* [https://github.com/zaggino/brackets-git Git plugin]
+
Longer answer: Git and GitLab are meant primarily for smaller amounts of data (think Megabytes, not Gigabytes).
 +
Most features, like comparing versions, only really make sense with changing text-based files.
 +
Git keeps track of every change you make in its history, and thus content is never really deleted.
 +
That means Git repositories only grow larger, and even if you "delete" files, you can go back and un-delete them.
 +
That's a main feature, you get an "unlimited undo" for all kinds of files (and across different editors and computers).
  
===Documentation===
+
Keeping an unchangeable history makes it impractical for binary data - you can't really delete them, comparing versions of them makes little sense.
 +
And potentially you later want to make the project available to more people - but maybe without sharing all data.
 +
For these reasons, please use https://data.donders.ru.nl/ for your research data.
  
====Git Documentation====
+
In case you need certain large data files for your development, GitLab offers Large File Storage (LFS).
For Git documentation click [https://git-scm.com/documentation here]
+
Please only use this feature after careful consideration, for files that are integral to your project and for which no other data repository makes sense.
 +
Note that you need to install the LFS extension on your local machine to use this.
 +
For more documentation, please refer to https://docs.gitlab.com/ce/workflow/lfs/manage_large_binaries_with_git_lfs.html.
  
====GitLab Documentation====
+
=== What happens to my GitLab projects when I leave? ===
For step-by-step tutorial click [http://doc.gitlab.com/ce/gitlab-basics/README.html here]
+
First, if you use Git on your computer, you will have the entire history also locally on your machine.
 +
Without a valid RU account, also your GitLab access will become inactive.
 +
If you want to retain access, you are welcome to ask for an External User account.
 +
There are currently no plans to delete any content when an account becomes inactive.
  
====Video Tutorial====
+
=== Who decides the GitLab policies? ===
 +
Since the GitLab service is still quite new, not all policies have been fully been worked out yet.
 +
You are welcome to contribute to our Terms Of Use and shape the future of the service.
 +
We are certainly open to any suggestions, and want to make it as useful as possible for everyone.
 +
Just send an email to [mailto:gitlab@socsci.ru.nl gitlab@socsci.ru.nl].
  
Or you can watch the following tutorial on the following youtube video.
 
  
{{#ev:youtube|https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7p0hrpNaJ14}}
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== Troubleshooting ==
 +
For technical issues you can contact [mailto:gitlab@socsci.ru.nl gitlab@socsci.ru.nl].
  
== Contact ==
+
=== Known issues ===
  
For techincal issues you can contact [mailto:c.lieu@socsci.ru.nl Chi Lieu] or [mailto:e.lieffers@ru.nl Eric Lieffers (Server Administrator)]
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* Login does not work with (some) versions of the Safari web browser. ''The only solution we know of is to use another browser, sorry for the inconvenience.''
  
==References==
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<!-- ==References==
{{reflist}}
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{{reflist}} -->
  
 
==External Links== <!-- Optional -->
 
==External Links== <!-- Optional -->
 
*{{Official website|http://www.gitlab.com}}
 
*{{Official website|http://www.gitlab.com}}
*[https://git-scm.com/documentation Git] &nbsp;– Techincal documentation.
 
*[http://doc.gitlab.com/ce/ Gitlab]&nbsp;– Technical documentation.
 

Latest revision as of 16:06, 15 February 2019

Gitlab Social Sciences
Wm no bg.svg
PlatformMicrosoft Windows, MacOSX, Linux
LicenseMIT License
Websitegitlab.socsci.ru.nl
Downloads
Manuals

The Social Sciences GitLab server offers Git repository management, code reviews, issue tracking, and wikis. With the Mattermost Social Sciences you can chat with your colleagues and interact with your projects.


Features

With GitLab you can easily manage your projects, synchronize your code between computers, or create wiki-pages for documentation. Whether you write code or a paper, you can review, deploy, or document your project together with others. You can create at least 50 projects, make them private or share them with your lab members, or even the entire Internet. With Mattermost Social Sciences you can chat with your colleagues and even manage the project through chat commands.

Think of GitLab as a "Facebook" around your projects. Similar services include e.g. GitHub.com or GitLab.com (which also runs the GitLab software on their servers). In contrast to these services, GitLab Social Sciences is self-hosted on a server on the Radboud campus. That means we determine our own terms of use; for example, you can get private projects for free - on GitHub, you would have to pay.

Note that there's another self-hosted GitLab service running at the Faculty of Science. Anyone who has a "science login" can also use this service; it's running the same software - just the login page looks different.

Requirements

1. A GitLab account to log in at https://gitlab.socsci.ru.nl:

  • Everyone from Radboud University can login (with their U-, S-, E- or F-number). Members of UMC with Z-numbers have to request external accounts, see below.
  • External users can ask for an account and then login with their username (switch to the "Standard" tab in the Sign-In page).

2. For more than the most basic tasks, you'll also need to install Git on your computer.

Login for external users

External user accounts should be requested from a member of Radboud University. If you want to allow people without RU account to join your Mattermost team or GitLab project, please request an account by sending an email to gitlab@socsci.ru.nl. Please provide the full name of the user, a requested username, and a valid email address, preferably from the university or organization the person is working at.

Note that with an external account, the user has to switch to the "Standard" tab on the Sign-In page. From GitLab's point of view, all accounts have the same rights and restrictions. Once logged in, there are no further differences.

Setup, Configuration and Usage of Git clients

For more advanced tasks, you will need a Git installed on your computer. There is excellent documentation for this available throughout the Internet, for example https://git-scm.com/documentation or https://docs.gitlab.com/ce/gitlab-basics/README.html. It would make little sense to repeat these here. There are many graphical user interfaces available for every major operating system. In addition, many development software packages (including Matlab) are aware of Git repositories and you can set them up to work with GitLab. Note that for most daily tasks, only about 5 Git operations are necessary to know about.

Frequently asked questions

Who has access to gitlab.socsci.ru.nl?

Short answer: Anyone from Radboud University, and some people from other universities.

Longer answer: All employees and students of Radboud University have access (with their U-, S-, E- or F-number). Members from Radboud UMC with Z-numbers have to request external accounts, see above. If you log in the first time, a corresponding account will be created. In addition, you can request accounts for people from other universities, for example to collaborate with them on confidential projects. See External Users above.

Who can see my project(s) within GitLab?

Short answer: You decide for each project (if you're the project owner).

Longer answer: GitLab distinguishes read-access within 3 layers, and you can choose for each project individually. Each project can be either

  • private: only you and your hand-picked users (and groups) can read it,
  • or internal: anyone with a GitLab account can read it,
  • or public: anyone on the Internet can read it.

For more information, see https://gitlab.socsci.ru.nl/help/public_access/public_access#visibility-of-projects.

What can/should be stored on GitLab?

Short answer: Scripts, documentation, theses, figures etc. No research data please! For research data, use https://data.donders.ru.nl/. For some niche cases, GitLab's Large File Storage (LFS) might be useful, see below.

Longer answer: Git and GitLab are meant primarily for smaller amounts of data (think Megabytes, not Gigabytes). Most features, like comparing versions, only really make sense with changing text-based files. Git keeps track of every change you make in its history, and thus content is never really deleted. That means Git repositories only grow larger, and even if you "delete" files, you can go back and un-delete them. That's a main feature, you get an "unlimited undo" for all kinds of files (and across different editors and computers).

Keeping an unchangeable history makes it impractical for binary data - you can't really delete them, comparing versions of them makes little sense. And potentially you later want to make the project available to more people - but maybe without sharing all data. For these reasons, please use https://data.donders.ru.nl/ for your research data.

In case you need certain large data files for your development, GitLab offers Large File Storage (LFS). Please only use this feature after careful consideration, for files that are integral to your project and for which no other data repository makes sense. Note that you need to install the LFS extension on your local machine to use this. For more documentation, please refer to https://docs.gitlab.com/ce/workflow/lfs/manage_large_binaries_with_git_lfs.html.

What happens to my GitLab projects when I leave?

First, if you use Git on your computer, you will have the entire history also locally on your machine. Without a valid RU account, also your GitLab access will become inactive. If you want to retain access, you are welcome to ask for an External User account. There are currently no plans to delete any content when an account becomes inactive.

Who decides the GitLab policies?

Since the GitLab service is still quite new, not all policies have been fully been worked out yet. You are welcome to contribute to our Terms Of Use and shape the future of the service. We are certainly open to any suggestions, and want to make it as useful as possible for everyone. Just send an email to gitlab@socsci.ru.nl.


Troubleshooting

For technical issues you can contact gitlab@socsci.ru.nl.

Known issues

  • Login does not work with (some) versions of the Safari web browser. The only solution we know of is to use another browser, sorry for the inconvenience.


External Links