This event is part of the RMU Postdoc Career Weeks 2026

Unlock the power of collaborative software development with our hands-on workshop designed for beginners and curious learners! This session will equip you with the essential skills to manage your code efficiently using GitLab and Git.

You will learn to navigate the GitLab Web UI (gitlab.rlp.net), create and organize projects, and collaborate with others using issues and merge requests. We will also guide you through the fundamentals of the Git command line – adding, editing, and deleting files – and show you how to confidently resolve merge conflicts when they arise.

By the end of this workshop, you will be ready to start managing your own projects, contribute to team repositories, and understand the core workflows that power modern software development.

No prior experience required – just have your laptop ready, be curious and have no fear of the command line. 

If you work with Windows, it’ll be an advantage to have git-bash (https://git-scm.com/install/windows) already installed.

Content: 

• GitLab Web-UI at https://gitlab.rlp.net
• Basics with the git command line

Learning objectives:

• Create and manage projects in GitLab
• Add, edit and delete files
• Work with issues and merge requests
• How to solve a merge conflict

Trainers:
Dr. Dominik Demuth works in the Research Data Services team at University and State Library Darmstadt, where manages the TUinfra infrastructure platform, and supports researchers as a data steward of CRC/TRR 270 “HoMMage” at TU Darmstadt. Prior to that, he worked as a physicist at TU Darmstadt, where he studied the interaction between protein and water dynamics.
Dr. Jörg Steinkamp works as Linux Administrator at the Zentrum für Datenverarbeitung (ZDV) in Mainz since 2018, mainly responsible for the iRODS archive. His scientific background is global atmospheric and vegation models from work as a scientist at BiK-F/Senckenberg in Frankfurt and at the MPI for Chemistry in Mainz.

Target group: Early Career Researchers (R1, R2, R3) from TU Darmstadt, JGU Mainz and GU Frankfurt.

Language: English

Please note that the number of participants is limited, so early registration is recommended.

Separate registration required via https://eveeno.com/412038651 

Registration deadline: 16 June 2026