GitLab

Install

see: https://www.linode.com/docs/applications/development/how-to-install-and-configure-gitlab-on-ubuntu-14-04-trusty-tahr

Upgrade gitlab-shell

cd /home/git/gitlab-shell
sudo -u git -H git fetch
sudo -u git -H git checkout v1.9.6

Resync authorized_keys file

sudo -u git -H bundle exec rake gitlab:shell:setup RAILS_ENV=production

Database

Recomended PostgreSQL

# Install the database packages
sudo apt-get install -y postgresql postgresql-client libpq-dev

# Login to PostgreSQL
sudo -u postgres psql -d template1

# Create a user for GitLab
# Do not type the 'template1=#', this is part of the prompt
template1=# CREATE USER git CREATEDB;

# Create the GitLab production database & grant all privileges on database
template1=# CREATE DATABASE gitlabhq_production OWNER git;

# Quit the database session
template1=# \q

# Try connecting to the new database with the new user
sudo -u git -H psql -d gitlabhq_production

# Quit the database session
gitlabhq_production> \q

Default repositorys

git_data_dir "/var/opt/gitlab/git-data"