= Welcome to NBIC Trac =

'''Meta''' is a project in the [http://trac.nbic.nl/ NBIC Development Environment] that documentations the environment itself.

The '''NBIC Trac system''' is a development system for software tools developed in collaborations that involve [http://www.nbic.nl/ NBIC]. It is a single site that keeps all software development together; this makes sure that each of the bioinformatics software projects benefit from the attention that other projects get. '''Funding for the NBIC Trac system is guaranteed for 5 years''', so even if the NBIC organization would cease to exist, the trac server will remain a fixed reference point.

== Basic usage of NBIC Trac ==

 - [wiki:"How can I register as a developer"]?
 - [wiki:"How do I start a new project"]?
 - [wiki:"How do I join an existing project"]?
 - What should be on the [wiki:"front page of the project wiki"]?
 - How do I [wiki:"add developers" add or remove developers] for my project?
 - What are the [wiki:"access control options"] for the project?
 - [ProjectManagement How do I do project administration]?

== Components of each project ==

Each project has:
 - a [wiki:"version control system"]
 - a [wiki:wiki]
 - [wiki:"mailing list"]s
 - [wiki:tracker]s

== Continuous integration ==

If you use [wiki:"continuous integration"] and would like to trigger rebuilds of your projects whenever changes are checked into the [wiki:"version control system"], contact rob.hooft@nbic.nl to help set it up.

=== Why do I need to login so often into the Trac system? ===
Each of the projects in the NBIC Trac system has its own login. You can use the same E-mail address and password to log in to each project of which you are a member. Keeping all of the logins "separate" allows people to use different e-mail addresses / accounts to log in to different projects, and also to sign out of a project if you want to. Your browser should allow you to stay signed in to each project so that you do not have to type your password very often once you are set up within all projects.

The "svn" system has its own system to remember passwords. This is enabled by default on most systems, so even for SVN the number of times you need to specify your password should be limited.

== More information ==

Please consult TracGuide for more information on how Trac works, or visit the [http://trac.edgewall.org/wiki/TracFaq official Trac FAQ].

== Using Meta ==
As a member of any of the hosted projects, you are invited to give feedback and request support. You can post support tickets, but note that you need to be a [https://trac.nbic.nl/index/#register registered user] to do this. You can also join the [https://trac.nbic.nl/mailman/listinfo/meta-users meta-users] mailing list, which is intended for discussing the development environment, and asking questions.
If you have questions on the aspects of a specific project, please use the ticket tracker or the mailing lists for that particular project.