git.nrw

Betreibende Institution: RWTH Aachen University
Kategorie: Kooperativer Hochschuldienst
Website: https://git.nrw/en/

Kurzbeschreibung

The service git.nrw provides universities in North Rhine-Westphalia with a central GitLab instance to support software development, research data management, and teaching activities. Target groups are students, academic staff, and employees of the participating universities. The main benefit lies in the central provision of versioning, collaboration, and CI/CD tools, which strengthen digital sovereignty and cooperation among universities.

Thematische Einordnung

Dienstart: Platform (GitLab, FDM)

Funktionskategorie: Version control / DevOps

Schlagworte: - git.nrw - GitLab - Version Control - CI/CD - Research data management - Project management - University cooperation - Digital sovereignty - Train-the-Trainer - Open Source

Kooperationsstruktur

Betreibende Institution: RWTH Aachen University

Koordination / Dachorganisation: DH.NRW

Teilnehmende Hochschulen: RWTH Aachen University, University of Münster, TH Köln, University of Cologne, University of Duisburg-Essen

Kooperationsmodell: INSUFFICIENT

Governance-Struktur: Cooperative project of the state government of North Rhine-Westphalia and five universities (RWTH Aachen, University of Münster, TH Köln, University of Cologne, University of Duisburg-Essen) with joint strategic and operational management.

Geografischer Scope

Räumliche Reichweite: Statewide (one federal state)

Bundesland: Nordrhein-Westfalen

Finanzierung & Nachhaltigkeit

Finanzierungsmodell: Free of charge for users

Fördergeber: -

Umsetzungsphase: Pilot operation (test, beta)

Zielgruppen & Zugang

Zielgruppen: -

Zugangsvoraussetzungen: Prerequisites

Zugangsmodell: Access method, "Not specified"

Ausführliche Beschreibung

git.nrw – A central service for digital collaboration at universities in North Rhine-Westphalia
git.nrw is a central, freely available service that provides universities and their members in North Rhine-Westphalia (NRW) with a modern platform for collaboration in software development, research projects, and teaching. Based on the open-source platform GitLab, git.nrw enables secure and efficient project management through features such as version control, issue tracking, documentation, CI/CD pipelines (automated testing and deployment), and project management. The platform is specifically designed for academic use and supports students, faculty, and researchers in working together on projects—whether for thesis work, research data, teaching materials, or software development. Access is provided via the respective university’s Single-Sign-On systems, making registration simple and secure.

The significant added value of git.nrw

Technische Angaben

Eingesetzte Technologien: ["GitLab", "REST", "Single Sign-On (SSO)", "CI/CD Pipelines", "Git", "Markdown", "Hugo"]

Plattform: Open Source

Datenstandort: Data Location: Rechenzentrum Münster, NRW

Schnittstellen: -

Service-Informationen

Leistungsumfang: Up to 2 GB storage per project, 10 personal projects per user. Features include versioning, issue tracking, CI/CD pipelines, group management, and documentation. Service levels and availability guarantees are not specified.

Support-Angebot: Email support via info@git.nrw, FAQ and contact form available on the website.

Schulungsangebote: Online tutorials, workshops, and documentation are available on the git.nrw website, including specialized courses such as „Introduction to GitLab“ by The Carpentries and „Introduction to CI/CD Pipelines“ for beginners and advanced users. In addition, there is extensive documentation and help texts available to get started with GitLab.

Kontakt & Links

Kontakt: Echte Kontaktdaten

Dienst-URL: https://git.nrw/en/

Dokumentation: https://gitlab.git.nrw/git.nrw-public/documentation/-/wikis/home/First-Steps

Erfasst: 2026-01-11
Quelle: https://git.nrw/en/