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--- gitlab:start [2021/09/20 14:41] – Yann Sagon
+++ gitlab:start [2025/02/05 10:39] (current) – Fix internal link to Email address confirmation within the three days deadline paragraph Philippe Aepli
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 ====== GitLab User Documentation ======
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 <note important>
-See https://gitlab.unige.ch/help/user/index.md if you are looking for the upstream documentation of the UNIGE GitLab **running** instance.
+See:
+  - https://gitlab.unige.ch/help/user/index.md if you are looking for the upstream documentation of the UNIGE GitLab **running** instance.
+  - https://catalogue-si.unige.ch if you need to contact the team behind GitLab.
 </note>
+==== Learning ====
+Please see the UNIGE official formations at [[https://www.unige.ch/scicos/git-workshop|Source code management with Git]].
 ==== Access ====
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 Git ''clone/push/pull'' are available:
-  - via SSH (see https://gitlab.unige.ch/help/ssh/README.md ) after either the user has added a key in the GitLab profile settings or one of the project administrators has set up a **Deploy Key** in the GitLab project interface (see https://gitlab.unige.ch/help/user/project/deploy_keys/index.md )
+  - via SSH (see https://gitlab.unige.ch/help/user/ssh ) after either the user has added a key in the GitLab profile settings or one of the project administrators has set up a **Deploy Key** in the GitLab project interface (see https://gitlab.unige.ch/help/user/project/deploy_keys/index.md )
   - via HTTPS after the user has generated a **Personal Access Token** in the GitLab profile settings (see https://gitlab.unige.ch/help/user/profile/personal_access_tokens.md ) or one of the project administrators has set up a **Deploy Token** in the GitLab project interface (see https://gitlab.unige.ch/help/user/project/deploy_tokens/index.md )
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 Please contact the UNIGE GitLab administrators (see https://catalogue-si.unige.ch/gitlab ) if you need more resources.
+<note important>
+If you need to store **large** files such as audio, video or graphics ones, please consider switching to [[https://gitlab.unige.ch/help/topics/git/lfs/index.md|Git LFS]]!
+</note>
+==== Features =====
+The UNIGE GitLab instance is based on the upstream **Community Edition** (cf. https://about.gitlab.com/install/ce-or-ee/), since until now no Enterprise features have been needed after various evaluation.
+Of the CE-included feature, the UNIGE GitLab instance does not support the following ones:
+  - CI/CD shared runners (cf. https://dataforum.unige.ch/t/gitlab-runners-not-available/401)
+  - Pages (cf. https://dataforum.unige.ch/t/gitlab-pages-support/194)
+  - PlantUML (cf. https://gitlab.unige.ch/help/administration/integration/plantuml.md via https://support-si.unige.ch/openentry.html?tid=INC000000146442)
 ==== Project visibility ====
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 By default, each project is **private** , //i.e.// they can only be cloned and viewed by project members.
-For more details, please check the [[https://gitlab.unige.ch/help/public_access/public_access|corresponding section]] of the upstream documentation of the UNIGE GitLab instance.
+For more details, please check the [[https://gitlab.unige.ch/help/user/public_access|corresponding section]] of the upstream documentation of the UNIGE GitLab instance.
+==== How to validate your GitLab UNIGE email address ====
+The link contained in the e-mail from the address ''GitLab <noreply-gitlab@unige.ch>'' sent to your email address is valid for three days.
+After this time, you must request a confirmation again by yourself.
+Please do not attempt to authenticate yourself by clicking on the ''Sign in'' link on this page!
+Here are the procedures for both cases:
+=== Email address confirmation within the three days deadline ===
+  * open the confirmation e-mail with ''Confirmation instructions'' subject from ''GitLab <noreply-gitlab@unige.ch>''
+  * click on ''Confirm your email address'' link
+    * here's an example of a confirmation link:
+<note tip>
+https://gitlab.unige.ch/-/profile/emails/confirmation?confirmation_token=<alpha_numeric_token>
+</note>
+  * you will be automatically authenticated and you will obtain the following message confirming your e-mail address validation:
+<note tip>
+Your email address has been successfully confirmed.
+</note>
+=== Email address confirmation after the three-day deadline ===
+  * open the confirmation e-mail with ''Confirmation instructions'' subject from ''GitLab <noreply-gitlab@unige.ch>''
+  * click on ''Confirm your email address'' link
+    * here's an example of a confirmation link:
+<note tip>
+https://gitlab.unige.ch/-/profile/emails/confirmation?confirmation_token=<alpha_numeric_token>
+</note>
+  * on this page you will obtain the following error message explaining that the deadline has been exceeded:
+<note warning>
+error prohibited this email from being saved:
+- Email needs to be confirmed within 1 day, please request a new one below
+</note>
+  * in the email field below error message, input again your email address to be confirmed
+  * click on the ''Resend'' button
+  * as soon you receive your new confirmation e-mail, follow the steps in the previous paragraph ([[gitlab:start#Email_address_confirmation_within_the_three_days_deadline|Email address confirmation within the three days deadline]]).