With Windows

The RDMS is based on the iRODS software, which is developed with Linux and line commands in mind. This means that if you use Windows as your operating system, then you will need to use a client to connect to the RDMS and to handle up- and download. Hereafter the solutions we offer to connect to the RDMS from Windows. The RDMS WebApp is built to use a web browser to connect to the RDMS by navigating to this location: https://research.web.rug.nl/rdmswebapp. The WebApp will allow you to upload or download single files of small size (~32MB). The main functionality of the WebApp is to provide user management of groups and projects and to create an easy workflow for scientific projects.

If you'd rather use the file explorer in Windows instead of the WebApp to connect to the RDMS, you can use the WebDAV protocol in the following way to make the connection.

Open the Explorer and select from the top menu: Computer > Add Network Location and start the wizard.

• The internet or network address is :https://webdav.data.rug.nl.
• Your username is your RUG email address and your password is your corresponding RUG password.

N.B. There is a known issue in Windows about the maximum file size (4GB) you can upload in one go while using WebDAV. This maximum applies to all WebDAV applications on the Windows operating system. It is usually also a good idea to compress folders with a large number of files to have better stability during upload.