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Mailing lists and collaborative tools

  • Project web page: has to come
  • General mailing list: pCT@uib.no
  • Slack project

Software installation

Software repository

We use the GitLab service hosted by IT of University of Bergen: https://git.app.uib.no/

Get access to the repositories - with UiB account

Open the UiB gitlab web interface.

Log in with your UiB account, then the administrators will give you access to the pCT group. Since authentication goes via Dataporten service, accounts from other Norwegian universities or institutions can be used in the same way.

Get access to the repositories - without UiB account

It is possible to use a github user account to login to the UiB GitLab, however such external users are not allowed to create forks in the GitLab domain. Since forks are mandatory for the development cycle, github logins can effectively only be used for read access. Again the repository administrators need to add you to the pCT group.

Guest accounts for external developers can be set up, get in contact with the group over the general channels

Further information on the GitLab documentation webpages:


For further reading pick one of the topics below:

GitLab best practice

GitLab Developer FAQ

Gitlab Master FAQ

Getting the code

If you simply need the code, you can download an archive from the GitLab web interface. However, if there is a tiny chance that you might start developing, the recommended way is to clone the repository. See GitLab best practice#Roles.

Development workflow

Every logged-in user can access the main repository, however only a small group of administrators has write access. To contribute, a user creates a fork from the repository. This is a repository copy in the GitLab system where a single developer or a group of developers have full access, see GitLab Developer FAQ#Working with forks.

A local copy of the repository is required on the working machine in order to work on the project. This copy is referred to be a clone, see GitLab Developer FAQ#How can I make a clone of a project in my fork.

User documentation