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+# Custom Git Hooks
+
+>
+**Note:** Custom Git hooks must be configured on the filesystem of the GitLab
+server. Only GitLab server administrators will be able to complete these tasks.
+Please explore [webhooks](../web_hooks/web_hooks.md) as an option if you do not
+have filesystem access. For a user configurable Git hook interface, please see
+[GitLab Enterprise Edition Git Hooks](http://docs.gitlab.com/ee/git_hooks/git_hooks.html).
+
+Git natively supports hooks that are executed on different actions.
+Examples of server-side git hooks include pre-receive, post-receive, and update.
+See [Git SCM Server-Side Hooks][hooks] for more information about each hook type.
+
+As of gitlab-shell version 2.2.0 (which requires GitLab 7.5+), GitLab
+administrators can add custom git hooks to any GitLab project.
+
+## Setup
+
+Normally, Git hooks are placed in the repository or project's `hooks` directory.
+GitLab creates a symlink from each project's `hooks` directory to the
+gitlab-shell `hooks` directory for ease of maintenance between gitlab-shell
+upgrades. As such, custom hooks are implemented a little differently. Behavior
+is exactly the same once the hook is created, though.
+
+Follow the steps below to set up a custom hook:
+
+1. Pick a project that needs a custom Git hook.
+1. On the GitLab server, navigate to the project's repository directory.
+   For an installation from source the path is usually
+   `/home/git/repositories/<group>/<project>.git`. For Omnibus installs the path is
+   usually `/var/opt/gitlab/git-data/repositories/<group>/<project>.git`.
+1. Create a new directory in this location called `custom_hooks`.
+1. Inside the new `custom_hooks` directory, create a file with a name matching
+   the hook type. For a pre-receive hook the file name should be `pre-receive`
+   with no extension.
+1. Make the hook file executable and make sure it's owned by git.
+1. Write the code to make the Git hook function as expected. Hooks can be
+   in any language. Ensure the 'shebang' at the top properly reflects the language
+   type. For example, if the script is in Ruby the shebang will probably be
+   `#!/usr/bin/env ruby`.
+
+That's it! Assuming the hook code is properly implemented the hook will fire
+as appropriate.
+
+## Custom error messages
+
+>**Note:**
+This feature was [introduced][5073] in GitLab 8.10.
+
+If the commit is declined or an error occurs during the Git hook check,
+the STDERR and/or SDOUT message of the hook will be present in GitLab's UI.
+
+![Custom message from custom Git hook](img/custom_hooks_error_msg.png)
+
+[hooks]: https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Customizing-Git-Git-Hooks#Server-Side-Hooks
+[5073]: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/merge_requests/5073
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