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- [What is the minimum setup before I start using gitlab?](#what-is-the-minimum-setup-before-i-start-using-gitlab)
- [How to generate and upload gitlab ssh-key?](#how-to-generate-and-upload-gitlab-ssh-key)
- [What is a gitlab project?](#what-is-a-gitlab-project)
- [What is the username space?](#what-is-the-username-space)
- [How many personal gitlab projects I can create?](#how-many-personal-gitlab-projects-i-can-create)
- [What is the default project visibility?](#what-is-the-default-project-visibility)
- [What is a gitlab group?](#what-is-a-gitlab-group)
- [I got 403 forbidden when clicking on Groups, why?](#i-got-403-forbidden-when-clicking-on-groups-why)
- [I clicked 'sign in', but it gives me simpleSAMLphp 'Access forbidden' error](#i-clicked-sign-in-but-it-gives-me-simplesamlphp-access-forbidden-error)

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## What is the minimum setup before I start using gitlab?

Most of your profile settings are already populated from Stanford directory when you sign up with GitLab,  such as your account id (sunetid), name, email. You should not change these.

You can click **Profile Settings** button on the left panel to change default appearance for your GitLab web interface. You definitely want to look into is the "SSH Keys" tab. In this tab, click the "Add SSH Key" button to add SSH keys so you can communicate with GitLab through git command. 

## How to generate and upload gitlab ssh-key?
* [Generate ssh-key](http://doc.gitlab.com/ce/ssh/README.html)
* [Add ssh-key](http://doc.gitlab.com/ce/gitlab-basics/create-your-ssh-keys.html#add-your-ssh-key)

## What is a gitlab project?

A gitlab project is equivalent to a git repository.

## What is the username space?

When you create a new project in GitLab, the default namespace for the project is the personal namespace associated with your GitLab userid. The git repositories created in your personal namespace looks like this:

```
git@code.stanford.edu:<sunetid>/<project>.git
```

## How many personal gitlab projects I can create?

The default personal project limit is 10.

## What is the default project visibility?

Project visibility level in GitLab can be either private, internal or public. The default is **private**. As a project owner, you can change your project visibility by using your projetct's "Settings" function. 

## What is a gitlab group? 

Gitlab group allows you group projects together into one namespace (directory), so you can give other users permission to all projects in one place. You are allowed to create groups or transfer personal projects to a group your are a member of. Here is more information about [gitlab groups](http://doc.gitlab.com/ee/workflow/groups.html#gitlab-groups).

## I got 403 forbidden when clicking on Groups, why?

To explore groups hosted on code.stanford.edu, you need to sign in. Click the green button **Sign In** at the upper right corner to sign in. 

## I clicked 'sign in', but it gives me simpleSAMLphp 'Access forbidden' error

Account sign up is intergated with Stanford SSO and is allowed for full sunetid users who are in a controlled workgroup only.