Accounts & Access

The TRR379 collaboration platform (or “Hub” for short) is the platform for code and large dataset collaboration, and where access tokens for the knowledge pooling tool are generated. The Hub runs an enhanced version of the Forgejo software.

Access to the knowledge pooling tool is managed using OAuth 2.0 (and/or tokens) and Forgejo teams. Forgejo-based authentication ensures that permissions are linked to existing institutional or project accounts, and allows for identification of users interacting with the API or web UI. Only users logged in using an associated Hub account or using a valid access token can add or edit records.

Follow the guides below to create and configure your Hub account with appropriate permissions.

Subsections of Accounts & Access

Get a Hub account and log in

An account is required for working with the TRR379 collaboration platform on Forgejo. You can sign in using “GitLab Aachen” Single Sign-On (SSO) (preferred) or request an account manually.

Single sign-on using GitLab Aachen

  1. Visit the TRR379 collaboration hub and click Sign in with Gitlab-Aachen on the login page.

Sign in screen for TRR379 collaboration hub, with the Sign in with Gitlab-Aachen button circled in red. Sign in screen for TRR379 collaboration hub, with the Sign in with Gitlab-Aachen button circled in red.

  1. Log in using your preferred identity provider (i.e., GitHub or your affiliated organization via DFN-AAI SSO) and follow the on-screen instructions to activate your account.
  2. Visit the confirmation link that will be sent to the email address associated with the account.
Important

If you are using a private account to register (e.g., GitHub, Google, etc.), please email trr379@lists.fz-juelich.de after you registered, explaining your institutional affiliation and relationship with TRR379. If anyhow possible, institutional emails/accounts should be used.

Manual request

In order to obtain an account manually, email trr379@lists.fz-juelich.de. Please email from an institutional email, and CC the respective TRR379 project lead. In the email, mention any projects and/or organizations you require read or write access to.

Note

A manual request will not allow for using your institutional Single Sign-On (SSO).

Set up your Hub account permissions

To access and report records using the knowledge pooling tool, you must have read and write access to the protected collection on the TRR379 collaboration platform. You must be a member of both:

  1. To confirm your team memberships, sign into the Hub (see also Get a Hub account and log in).
  2. Navigate to both of the following links to view the team members:
  1. If you are unable to see a repository or team member list, or if your user name is not listed, please proceed to request access.
  2. Request access to protected team(s)