7  Getting set up on GitLab

Our lab uses GitLab for developing code, collaborating, keeping track of lab notebooks, and much else.

There is a substantial learning curve to using Git and GitLab, so don’t feel like you have to be an expert on day 1 (or even by the end of year 1!). But, stick with it, and the payoff will accumulate over time.

7.1 Making an account on GitLab

Please share your LSU email address with Gaurav, and he will generate an invitation for you to join the lab’s Gitlab group. If you already have a Gitlab account, send your username to Gaurav.

In the newest version of Gitlab, you will be asked to specify a “role” and why you are creating an account. Your responses don’t really matter - my suggestion is to respond with “Other” and “I want to store my code”, respectively.

7.2 Connecting your computer to your GitLab account

Follow the steps in this video to connect your computer to your gitlab account¹:

¹ here is the direct link.