Looks like gitlab now requires account verification for new accounts in addition to email. Either phone number or credit card.

This applies both to accounts created with a working email or by logging in using your github account. You can’t even verify your email until you go through step 1.

I don’t know when this started, but at least for the last month or two judging from these posts in the forums.

Fun fact: I don’t even want to host on gitlab, I just wanted to report bugs in some projects. So I’m locked out.

Time to start using GitDirectory named V.01 shared over FTP.

It’s a joke, don’t use FTP, it’s not secure.

Is there any reference for this? I can’t find anything relevant. Just curious.

Of FTP not being secure? Check the links in the comments below

FTP it’s not encrypted

No. I mean gitdirectory over FTP.

There’s no GitDirectory, it’s the way we used to share files back then, a shared directory over FTP

I’m aware of FTP. It’s still around in certain circles. But for a moment I thought that there was some sort of integration between ftp and git. I guess not.

lazynooblet
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Why isn’t FTP secure

because it hasn’t got an S in it

It’s unencrypted, your ISP / Starbucks wifi can read all the files you send. Use SFTP instead.

Atemu
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Not just read but modify even.

Stantana
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What’s the difference?

SFTP is a ‘part’ of SSH, FTPS is FTP but encrypted.

Stantana
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Thanks for the links, interesting reads. From what I gather, SFTP is the more modern and less complicated way of doing it…

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Yeah, I think you need to go out of your way to try to use ftps. When people say ftp they generally mean SFTP.

xcjs
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Especially when it comes to gateway configuration.

Yes, SFTP > FTP-S.

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