After logging in
This page explains what you see the first time you log in to CellRepo and how to orient yourself in the interface.
Optional demonstration
Watch a short video showing the CellRepo dashboard and how to get oriented after logging in.
What you’ll see first
After logging in, you’ll land on the CellRepo dashboard.
This is your personal workspace.
What appears here varies depending on how you have been using CellRepo.
If you’re working on your own
If you are not part of an organisation yet:
- your dashboard may look mostly empty
- you won’t see any projects or repositories
- nothing is shared with anyone else
This is expected.
From here, you can: - create your first project - start tracking a strain or cell line - work privately at your own pace
Working with a lab or organisation
If you plan to work with other people — for example, within a lab, institution, or company — your next step is usually to create or join an organisation.
Organisations allow you to:
- group people together
- organise work under shared projects
- control who can see or edit what
→ Using CellRepo solo or in a team
How CellRepo is organised (high level)
CellRepo uses a simple structure that mirrors how lab work is usually organised:
- Organisation
A lab, institution, or company working together
- Project
A scientific goal, experiment, or study
- Commit Templates
A standardised template to be used for tracking and organising data and modifications.
At this stage, you are not:
- making anything public
- sharing work outside your team
- committing data automatically
- locking yourself into a workflow
You are simply getting oriented.
What you can do next
Most users start by creating a project.
Projects help group related work and make everything easier to organise later.
If you are working with others, you may also want to understand how shared work is structured.
→ Create or join an organisation
If something feels unclear
If the dashboard looks different from what you expected, or you are unsure what you are seeing, you can always contact us.
We are happy to help you get oriented.