Gitlab¶

self-host gitlab¶

start/stop¶

https://docs.gitlab.com/omnibus/maintenance/#starting-and-stopping

start

sudo gitlab-ctl start

stop

sudo gitlab-ctl stop

enable autostart

systemctl enable gitlab-runsvdir

https://stackoverflow.com/a/47891691/15493213

disable autostart

sudo systemctl disable gitlab-runsvdir.service

https://stackoverflow.com/a/35902817/15493213

install¶

official doc: https://about.gitlab.com/install/#ubuntu

install required packages

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y curl openssh-server ca-certificates tzdata perl
sudo apt-get install -y postfix

install

curl https://packages.gitlab.com/install/repositories/gitlab/gitlab-ee/script.deb.sh | sudo bash

setup desired url

sudo EXTERNAL_URL="<url>" apt-get install gitlab-ee

if Unable to locate package gitlab-ce, do

curl -L -o gitlab-ee_13.0.6.deb https://packages.gitlab.com/gitlab/gitlab-ee/packages/debian/buster/gitlab-ee_13.0.6-ee.0_amd64.deb/download.deb

sudo EXTERNAL_URL="<url>" apt install ./gitlab-ee_13.0.6.deb

ref

then go to <url>
you should see

To login as admin, use the username root and the password in /etc/gitlab/initial_root_password
To use a new account, first register and then login.
If you see you account is pending approval, login as admin and go menu → admin → settings → sign-up restrictions and uncheck Require admin approval for new sign-up and save changes.
- https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/user/admin_area/settings/sign_up_restrictions.html#require-administrator-approval-for-new-sign-ups

repos you've committed would be stored in /var/opt/gitlab/git-data/repositories