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Reserved project names

Not all project names are allowed because they would conflict with existing routes used by IRIDA Next.

For a list of words that are not allowed to be used as project names, see the path_regex.rb file under the TOP_LEVEL_ROUTES, and WILDCARD_ROUTES lists:

  • TOP_LEVEL_ROUTES: are names that are reserved as usernames or top level groups.
  • WILDCARD_ROUTES: are names that are reserved for child groups or projects.

Limitations on project names​

  • Project names must start with a letter, digit, emoji, or "_".
  • Project names can only contain letters, digits, emojis, "_", ".", dashes, or spaces.
  • Project slugs must start with a letter or digit.
  • Project slugs can only contain letters, digits, ‘_’, ‘.’, ‘+’, or dashes.
  • Project slugs must not contain consecutive special characters.
  • Project slugs cannot end with a special character.

Reserved project names​

It is not possible to create a project with the following names:

  • \-