Services
GitHub
Our source code is stored on GitHub. You will need to set up a GitHub account in order to contribute to our projects.
Once you have an account, you need to be added to the National Archives GitHub organisation as well as one of the National Archives GitHub teams. Please ask your webmaster for access to this.
Read our GitHub guidelines for a better idea of how we use GitHub as well as our our version control standards.
Docker
Most of our applications are built as containers using Docker. You will need to download and install Docker Desktop in order to build and run these containers.
Make sure that you download the correct version of Docker. If you have a newer Apple Mac then you may need the version of Docker that is specific to the Apple M-series chips.
Creating a Docker account will give you a higher download limit. For anonymous users, the rate limit is set to 100 pulls per 6 hours per IP address but for authenticated users, it's 200 pulls per 6 hour period.
We have a set way of working and standards for our containers to ensure security and consistency.