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diff --git a/doc/administration/environment_variables.md b/doc/administration/environment_variables.md index a453d703a18..260095d12ac 100644 --- a/doc/administration/environment_variables.md +++ b/doc/administration/environment_variables.md @@ -10,8 +10,10 @@ type: reference GitLab exposes certain environment variables which can be used to override their defaults values. -People usually configure GitLab with `/etc/gitlab/gitlab.rb` for Omnibus -installations, or `gitlab.yml` for installations from source. +People usually configure GitLab with: + +- `/etc/gitlab/gitlab.rb` for Linux package installations. +- `gitlab.yml` for self-compiled installations. You can use the following environment variables to override certain values: @@ -44,11 +46,10 @@ We welcome merge requests to make more settings configurable by using variables. Make changes to the `config/initializers/1_settings.rb` file, and use the naming scheme `GITLAB_#{name in 1_settings.rb in upper case}`. -## Omnibus configuration +## Linux package installation configuration To set environment variables, follow [these instructions](https://docs.gitlab.com/omnibus/settings/environment-variables.html). It's possible to preconfigure the GitLab Docker image by adding the environment variable `GITLAB_OMNIBUS_CONFIG` to the `docker run` command. -For more information, see the [Pre-configure Docker container](../install/docker.md#pre-configure-docker-container) -section of the Omnibus GitLab documentation. +For more information, see [Pre-configure Docker container](../install/docker.md#pre-configure-docker-container). |