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diff --git a/doc/administration/gitaly/configure_gitaly.md b/doc/administration/gitaly/configure_gitaly.md index 5e8cbac42c1..d0841f4e607 100644 --- a/doc/administration/gitaly/configure_gitaly.md +++ b/doc/administration/gitaly/configure_gitaly.md @@ -41,9 +41,8 @@ However, Gitaly can be deployed to its own server, which can benefit GitLab inst multiple machines. NOTE: -When configured to run on their own servers, Gitaly servers -[must be upgraded](https://docs.gitlab.com/omnibus/update/#upgrading-gitaly-servers) before Gitaly -clients in your cluster. +When configured to run on their own servers, Gitaly servers must be +[upgraded](../../update/package/index.md) before Gitaly clients in your cluster. The process for setting up Gitaly on its own server is: @@ -340,6 +339,12 @@ disable enforcement. For more information, see the documentation on configuring 1. Run `sudo -u git /home/git/gitaly/gitaly-hooks check /home/git/gitaly/config.toml` to confirm that Gitaly can perform callbacks to the GitLab internal API. +WARNING: +If directly copying repository data from a GitLab server to Gitaly, ensure that the metadata file, +default path `/var/opt/gitlab/git-data/repositories/.gitaly-metadata`, is not included in the transfer. +Copying this file causes GitLab to use the [Rugged patches](index.md#direct-access-to-git-in-gitlab) for repositories hosted on the Gitaly server, +leading to `Error creating pipeline` and `Commit not found` errors, or stale data. + ### Configure Gitaly clients As the final step, you must update Gitaly clients to switch from using local Gitaly service to use |