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# GITLAB
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# Maintainer: @nielsbasjes
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# App Version: 5.2
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**This installation guide was created for CentOS 6.4 in combination with gitlab 5.2 and tested on it.**
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We also tried this on RHEL 6.3 and found that there are subtle differences that we so far have only documented in part.
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Distribution : CentOS 6.4
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GitLab version : 5.4
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Web Server : Apache
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Init system : sysvinit
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Database : mysql
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Contributors : @nielsbasjes, @axilleas
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Additional Notes : Selinux is not disabled but properly configured.
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We have also tried this on RHEL 6.3 and found that there
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are subtle differences which are documented in part.
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Look for the **RHEL Notes** note.
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## Overview
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Please read `doc/install/requirements.md` for hardware and platform requirements.
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## Overview ##
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This guide installs gitlab on a bare system from scratch using MySQL as the database. All Postgress installation steps are absent as they have not been tested yet.
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This guide installs gitlab on a bare system from scratch using MySQL as the database.
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All Postgress installation steps are absent as they have not been tested yet.
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### Important Notes
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**Important Note:**
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The following steps have been known to work.
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If you deviate from this guide, do it with caution and make sure you don't
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violate any assumptions GitLab makes about its environment.
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**Important Note:**
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#### If you find a bug
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If you find a bug/error in this guide please submit an issue or pull request
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following the contribution guide (see `CONTRIBUTING.md`).
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**Note about accounts:**
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In most cases you are required to run commands as the 'root' user.
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When it is required you should be either the 'git' or 'root' user it will be indicated with a line like this
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*logged in as **git***
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The best way to become that user is by logging in as root and typing
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su - git
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#### Security
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**Note about security:**
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Many setup guides of Linux software simply state: "disable selinux and firewall".
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The original gitlab installation for ubuntu disables StrictHostKeyChecking completely.
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This guide does not disable any of them, we simply configure them as they were intended.
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# Overview
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The GitLab installation consists of setting up the following components:
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**Important Note:**
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Please go over to your profile page and immediately change the password, so
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nobody can access your GitLab by using this login information later on.
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**Enjoy!**

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