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Create Your Code.rc (GitLab) Account

Code.rc is an on-premises GitLab server running on UAB IT infrastructure, administered by Research Computing, and part of the Research Computing System (RCS).

Creating a Code.rc account is an automated, self-service process for researchers affiliated with UAB. External collaborators follow a different process.

What Do I Need Before Starting?

Before starting, you'll need the following prerequisites.

How Do I Create a Code.rc Account?

Please select the tab that best described your affiliation to UAB to see instructions for creating a Code.rc account.

Please select the LDAP tab and authenticate with your BlazerID credentials.

Important

UAB Medicine employees must authenticate with their BlazerID credentials. These are different from your UAB Medicine credentials.

!screenshot of code.rc login pane with ldap tab selected

  1. Ensure that your sponsor has included https://code.rc.uab.edu in the list of approved URIs on the XIAS Site configuration page.

    Important

    XIAS account researchers will only be granted access if their sponsor adds the Code.rc URI to the list of approved URIs.

  2. Have your sponsor send a request to support@listserv.uab.edu for a Code.rc account for their XIAS Guest. Please have the sponsor use the following template.

I hereby request a Code.rc account created for a XIAS account, and affirm that the external collaborator has an RCS account in good standing.

XIAS full name: _____
XIAS email address: _____
  1. UAB Research Computing will create an account.
  2. You will receive an automated email from donotreply.rc.code@uab.edu with a link to create a password.
  3. Follow the link to create a password for your account.
  4. Navigate to https://code.rc.uab.edu to authenticate.

  5. Select the Standard tab and authenticate with your XIAS credentials. Only use the name portion of your XIAS email address name@domain.tld. Do not include the @ symbol or anything after. Use the password you created in the previous steps.

    Username or primary email: name

    Password: ********

    !screenshot of code.rc login pane with standard tab selected

  6. Click Sign in to authenticate.

Not affiliated with UAB? To access RCS, you must first Create an External Collaborator (XIAS) Account.

Important

All researchers creating and using XIAS accounts must have a UAB employed sponsor.

Next Steps

Now that your Code.rc (GitLab) account is created, learn more about how to use GitLab effectively.