Appendix on using GitLab/Codeberg

[hturner]

We currently have GitHub as a pre-requisite and explain how to use GitHub for package development by setting up a PAT and using usethis::use_github().

It would be good to work on an Appendix where we cover how to adjust the workflow for GitLab/Codeberg.

I think usethis::use_git_remote() might help, along with the workflow of setting up a repo on the git platform first, like this blog post on using GitLab with R.

It is also possible to create a PAT with GitLab or Codeberg that could be stored with gitcreds.

I think that covers most if not all of our GitHub-specific content.

[hturner]

Another aspect is how to configure the platform to keep your email address private, as you can do for GitHub: https://warwick-stats-resources.github.io/r-programming-2025/slides/02-github/index.html#/configure-git-globally. It would be good to include this on the git_sitrep page.