GitLab container registry credentials

GitLab Container Registry credentials allow the Wave container service to authenticate and pull container images from your GitLab repositories. If your organization has enabled two-factor authentication (2FA), you must use a personal access token for GitLab container registry authentication.

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Container registry credentials are only used by the Wave container service. Add wave { enabled=true } to the Nextflow config field on the launch page, or to your nextflow.config file, for your pipeline execution to use Wave containers.

Create a personal access token (PAT)

If your organization enabled 2FA for your organization or project, you must create a PAT to access your GitLab container registry from Wave. For more information, see Create a personal access token. If your organization created a project access token or a group access token, ask your GitLab administrator for access.

Add credentials to Seqera

1. Add your credentials to your organization or personal workspace:

   • From an organization workspace: Go to Credentials > Add Credentials.
   • From your personal workspace: From the user menu, go to Your credentials > Add credentials.

2. Complete the following fields:

   • Name: Specify a unique name for the credentials using alphanumeric characters, dashes, or underscores. For example, my-registry-creds.
   • Provider: Select Container registry.
   • User name: Specify your GitLab username.
   • Password: Specify your personal access token (PAT), group access token, or project access token if 2FA is enabled by your GitLab organization. Otherwise specify your GitLab password.
   • Registry server: Specify your GitLab container registry URL. For example, gitlab.example.com.

3. After you've completed all the form fields, select Add. The new credential is now listed under the Credentials tab.