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diff --git a/doc/install/requirements.md b/doc/install/requirements.md index 7fdbdfc2b24..64dfd3e6044 100644 --- a/doc/install/requirements.md +++ b/doc/install/requirements.md @@ -8,12 +8,6 @@ info: To determine the technical writer assigned to the Stage/Group associated w This page includes information about the minimum requirements you need to install and use GitLab. -## Software requirements - -### Redis versions - -GitLab 16.0 and later requires Redis 6.0 or later. - ## Hardware requirements ### Storage @@ -161,10 +155,10 @@ of GitLab Support or other GitLab engineers. ## Puma settings The recommended settings for Puma are determined by the infrastructure on which it's running. -The GitLab Linux package defaults to the recommended Puma settings. Regardless of installation method, you can +The Linux package defaults to the recommended Puma settings. Regardless of installation method, you can tune the Puma settings: -- If you're using the GitLab Linux package, see [Puma settings](../administration/operations/puma.md) +- If you're using the Linux package, see [Puma settings](../administration/operations/puma.md) for instructions on changing the Puma settings. - If you're using the GitLab Helm chart, see the [`webservice` chart](https://docs.gitlab.com/charts/charts/gitlab/webservice/index.html). @@ -248,11 +242,19 @@ By default, each Puma worker is limited to 1.2 GB of memory. You can [adjust this memory setting](../administration/operations/puma.md#reducing-memory-use) and should do so if you must increase the number of Puma workers. -## Redis and Sidekiq +## Redis Redis stores all user sessions and the background task queue. -The storage requirements for Redis are minimal, about 25 kB per user. -Sidekiq processes the background jobs with a multi-threaded process. + +The requirements for Redis are as follows: + +- Redis 6.0 is required from GitLab 16.0 and later. +- Redis Cluster mode is not supported. Redis Standalone must be used. +- Storage requirements for Redis are minimal, about 25 kB per user on average. + +## Sidekiq + +Sidekiq processes the background jobs with a multithreaded process. This process starts with the entire Rails stack (200 MB+) but it can grow over time due to memory leaks. On a very active server (10,000 billable users) the Sidekiq process can use 1 GB+ of memory. |