From ae55df4b565d992349375a8ae0631d92dc7b774f Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Sandra McCann Date: Fri, 20 Dec 2024 12:55:05 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] add namespace limitations --- .../collection_contributors/collection_requirements.rst | 3 ++- 1 file changed, 2 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/docs/docsite/rst/community/collection_contributors/collection_requirements.rst b/docs/docsite/rst/community/collection_contributors/collection_requirements.rst index 4253883dd9..b9233c1be5 100644 --- a/docs/docsite/rst/community/collection_contributors/collection_requirements.rst +++ b/docs/docsite/rst/community/collection_contributors/collection_requirements.rst @@ -301,7 +301,8 @@ Collection naming When choosing a name for a brand new namespace: -* Take into consideration the `Namespace limitations `_ which list requirements for namespaces in Galaxy. +* Namespace names in Galaxy are limited to lowercase word characters (a-z, 0-9) and '_', must have a minimum length of 2 +characters, and cannot start with an '_'. No other characters are allowed, including '.', '-', and space. * If the namespace does not exist yet and is not occupied by anybody else, submit a `namespace request `_ to have it created for you. Naming recommendations: