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+stage: Enablement
+group: Distribution
+info: To determine the technical writer assigned to the Stage/Group associated with this page, see https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/engineering/ux/technical-writing/#assignments
+---
+
+# Steps after installing GitLab
+
+Here are a few resources you might want to check out after completing the
+installation.
+
+## License
+
+- [Upload a license](../user/admin_area/license.md) or [start a free trial](https://about.gitlab.com/free-trial/):
+  Activate all GitLab Enterprise Edition functionality with a license.
+- [Pricing](https://about.gitlab.com/pricing/): Pricing for the different tiers.
+
+## Security
+
+- [Secure GitLab](../security/README.md#securing-your-gitlab-installation):
+  Recommended practices to secure your GitLab instance.
+
+## Authentication
+
+- [LDAP](../administration/auth/ldap/index.md): Configure LDAP to be used as
+  an authentication mechanism for GitLab.
+
+## Email and notifications
+
+- [SMTP](https://docs.gitlab.com/omnibus/settings/smtp.html): Configure SMTP
+  for proper email notifications support.
+
+## Backup and upgrade
+
+- [Back up and restore GitLab](../raketasks/backup_restore.md): Learn the different
+  ways you can back up or restore GitLab.
+- [Upgrade GitLab](../update/index.md): Every 22nd of the month, a new feature-rich GitLab version
+  is released. Learn how to upgrade to it, or to an interim release that contains a security fix.
+- [Release and maintenance policy](../policy/maintenance.md): Learn about GitLab
+  policies governing version naming, as well as release pace for major, minor, patch,
+  and security releases.
+
+## CI/CD
+
+- [Set up runners](https://docs.gitlab.com/runner/): Set up one or more GitLab
+  Runners, the agents that are responsible for all of the GitLab CI/CD features.
+- [GitLab Pages](../administration/pages/index.md): Configure GitLab Pages to
+  allow hosting of static sites.
+- [GitLab Registry](../administration/packages/container_registry.md): With the
+  GitLab Container Registry, every project can have its own space to store Docker
+  images.
+
+## Scaling and replication
+
+- [Scaling GitLab](../administration/reference_architectures/index.md):
+  GitLab supports several different types of clustering.
+- [Geo replication](../administration/geo/index.md):
+  Geo is the solution for widely distributed development teams.
+
+## Search
+
+- [Advanced Search](../integration/elasticsearch.md): Leverage Elasticsearch for
+  faster, more advanced code search across your entire GitLab instance.