Some notes on using our GitLab server

remotes/remotes_handouts.tex

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+\subsubsection*{Some notes about using GitLab.}
+Please take the following into account with respect to our GitLab server:
+\begin{itemize}
+  \item You can login to GitLab using your LUMC account.
+  \item If you don't have an LUMC account, ask us to create a GitLab account
+    for you and select {\em Standard} instead of {\em LDAP} on the login
+    page.
+  \item Due to the LUMC firewall, accessing repositories using SSH is only
+    possible from the LUMC network (and not from the LUMC gast network). As an
+    alternative, you can always use HTTPS but the downside is that you have to
+    keep repeating your password.
+  \item Our GitLab server is very similar (in fact, it is a clone) to the
+    popular online GitHub (\texttt{https://github.com}) and Bitbucket
+    (\texttt{https://bitbucket.org}) services.
+\end{itemize}
+
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+
 \subsubsection*{Add your repository to GitLab.}
 Now you have a nice repository, of course you want to share it on GitLab.
 
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-Go to GitLab and create a new project.
+Go to GitLab (\texttt{https://git.lumc.nl}) and create a new project.
 
 \begin{itemize}
   \item \emph{Question:} What is the repository URL for your new project?
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-Add a remote for your GitLab repository.
+Add the GitLab repository as a remote to your local repository.
 
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     interface?
 \end{itemize}
 
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 \subsubsection*{Clone an existing repository from GitLab.}
 There already are some nice repositories on GitLab! Pick one (e.g., from the
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     branches exist?
 \end{itemize}
 
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-\subsubsection*{For experts: create a merge request.}
+\subsubsection*{Create a merge request.}
 If you are interested, here are some additional GitLab features you can
 use. Fork an existing project, implement a feature, and submit a merge
 request.