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diff --git a/doc/install/installation.md b/doc/install/installation.md index 73e36fa7e51..52031e9b9a1 100644 --- a/doc/install/installation.md +++ b/doc/install/installation.md @@ -125,13 +125,25 @@ Install the Bundler Gem: sudo gem install bundler --no-ri --no-rdoc -## 3. System Users +## 3. Go + +Since GitLab 8.0, Git HTTP requests are handled by gitlab-git-http-server. +This is a small daemon written in Go. +To install gitlab-git-http-server we need a Go compiler. + + curl -O --progress https://storage.googleapis.com/golang/go1.5.linux-amd64.tar.gz + echo '5817fa4b2252afdb02e11e8b9dc1d9173ef3bd5a go1.5.linux-amd64.tar.gz' | shasum -c - && \ + sudo tar -C /usr/local -xzf go1.5.linux-amd64.tar.gz + sudo ln -sf /usr/local/go/bin/{go,godoc,gofmt} /usr/local/bin/ + rm go1.5.linux-amd64.tar.gz + +## 4. System Users Create a `git` user for GitLab: sudo adduser --disabled-login --gecos 'GitLab' git -## 4. Database +## 5. Database We recommend using a PostgreSQL database. For MySQL check [MySQL setup guide](database_mysql.md). *Note*: because we need to make use of extensions you need at least pgsql 9.1. @@ -157,7 +169,7 @@ We recommend using a PostgreSQL database. For MySQL check [MySQL setup guide](da # Quit the database session gitlabhq_production> \q -## 5. Redis +## 6. Redis sudo apt-get install redis-server @@ -187,7 +199,7 @@ We recommend using a PostgreSQL database. For MySQL check [MySQL setup guide](da # Add git to the redis group sudo usermod -aG redis git -## 6. GitLab +## 7. GitLab # We'll install GitLab into home directory of the user "git" cd /home/git @@ -297,6 +309,13 @@ GitLab Shell is an SSH access and repository management software developed speci **Note:** Make sure your hostname can be resolved on the machine itself by either a proper DNS record or an additional line in /etc/hosts ("127.0.0.1 hostname"). This might be necessary for example if you set up gitlab behind a reverse proxy. If the hostname cannot be resolved, the final installation check will fail with "Check GitLab API access: FAILED. code: 401" and pushing commits will be rejected with "[remote rejected] master -> master (hook declined)". +### Install gitlab-git-http-server + + cd /home/git + sudo -u git -H git clone https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-git-http-server.git + cd gitlab-git-http-server + sudo -u git -H make + ### Initialize Database and Activate Advanced Features sudo -u git -H bundle exec rake gitlab:setup RAILS_ENV=production @@ -345,7 +364,7 @@ Check if GitLab and its environment are configured correctly: # or sudo /etc/init.d/gitlab restart -## 7. Nginx +## 8. Nginx **Note:** Nginx is the officially supported web server for GitLab. If you cannot or do not want to use Nginx as your web server, have a look at the [GitLab recipes](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-recipes/). |