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Dear git.nrw users, we would like to organize another git.nrw User Meeting with the community in early 2027. To help us decide on a date, we have launched a survey, where we would like to find a …
As a precaution following a recent security vulnerability, access to the git.nrw object storage is temporarily restricted. This affects e.g. Uploads, pipelines, artifacts and job logs. Access will be …
On September 2, 2026, no emails were sent via gitlab.git.nrw between 00:20 and 16:15 CEST, including notifications for issues, merge requests, project memberships, and other activity. GitLab itself …
The next user meeting will take place on September 23, 2026 after the SiCoCo.nrw conference. We look forward to welcoming you at RWTH Aachen University. If you are unable to attend in person, we have …
We would like to hear your views so that we can further improve our services and training courses. The survey is still open until June 28, 2026 and is aimed at all (future) users of our centralized …
Following the pilot phase and your helpful feedback, the guest management system has been updated. Users can now invite up to 10 external guests instead of 5. For more information, please see our …
The virtual git.nrw coffee events will continue. Following the great interest shown in the first three events, here are the dates for the next ones: May 15, 2026 – 10:00-11:00 a.m. June 12, 2026 – …
The user meeting is a more formal discussion at which specific topics are scheduled and discussed. During the meeting, the project team shares detailed information on the progress of the work …
The git.nrw project team has organised various events to give users the opportunity to learn about the project and/or get involved. So, which event is best suited to which purpose? git.nrw Coffee A …
The project plans to host a git.nrw coffee event at regular intervals to give interested parties and users the opportunity to get in touch with the project in a relaxed and entertaining way. The next …
We are launching the git.nrw guest-management: https://guest.git.nrw. Each user can invite up to 5 external guests. You can find more information in our documentation. Having questions? Feel free to …
On January 16, 2026, gitlab.git.nrw was unavailable from approximately 13:30 to 15:00 CEST. The problem was resolved.
The git.nrw team will present a new workshop as part of the Love Data Week 2026. The workshop “git.nrw – Collaborate, Version, and Publish” will take place on February 11, 2026. git.nrw – …
The hpc.nrw project offers a beginner-friendly workshop for those interested in git and GitLab! The workshop is based on the fundamentals of “The Carpentries” and will take place on December 4 and 5 …
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Quick update this morning: As of today (Aug 22, 2025): 767 projects 892 total users 293 groups (incl. subgroups) Context Since the snapshot on May 20, 2025, the metrics have roughly doubled.
Quick morning snapshot before today’s expected surge: Friendly Users progress so far 320 projects 419 total users 192 groups (incl. subgroups) Context The Friendly Users phase shows strong early …
During the night of May 9, 2025, gitlab.git.nrw was unavailable from approximately 01:30 to 07:15 CEST. As a follow‑up effect of the Wednesday incident (May 7, 2025), database replication had silently …
On May 7, 2025, gitlab.git.nrw was unavailable from approximately 14:30 to 18:00 CEST. Multiple disk failures in the VSAN cluster in Münster caused several VMs to switch to read‑only filesystems. Two …
