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All University of Waterloo users with a UWaterloo email address (ie. username@uwaterloo.ca) are automatically permitted to sign into the self-hosted GitLab environment at https://git.uwaterloo.ca. Upon signing in for the first time, a GitLab account will be provisioned and the new user can create repositories or be invited to join existing repositories.
For Collaboration with external users who do not have a UWaterloo email address, (not part of UWaterloo) will require a sponsorship for a guest UWaterloo account will need to be created for them in order for UWaterloo users to share their projects. To begin this process, complete the sponsorship request form listed here and request that email access be granted: https://uwaterloo.atlassian.net/servicedesk/customer/portal/2/group/410/create/317
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