diff options
| author | Achilleas Pipinellis <axil@gitlab.com> | 2018-12-04 09:24:09 +0100 |
|---|---|---|
| committer | Achilleas Pipinellis <axil@gitlab.com> | 2018-12-04 09:24:09 +0100 |
| commit | a2accebb80cea53b864ad3db4023656f9884fbf4 (patch) | |
| tree | ec9ec0c8422145e0ca82e990c5753f8f73ccf17b | |
| parent | 81869d22d9b8a26ec4eb9ebbea41688d1d7ede62 (diff) | |
| download | gitlab-ce-a2accebb80cea53b864ad3db4023656f9884fbf4.tar.gz | |
Make k8s trade-offs less intimidating
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/install/README.md | 8 |
1 files changed, 3 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/doc/install/README.md b/doc/install/README.md index 8eca5d3f164..f1f9020747a 100644 --- a/doc/install/README.md +++ b/doc/install/README.md @@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ the hardware requirements. ## Install GitLab using the Omnibus GitLab package (recommended) This installation method uses the Omnibus GitLab package, using our official -deb/rpm repositories. This is the recommended way. +deb/rpm repositories. This is recommended for most users. If you need additional flexibility and resilience, we recommend deploying GitLab as described in our [High Availability documentation](../administration/high_availability/README.md). @@ -54,11 +54,9 @@ We recommend being familiar with Kubernetes before using it to deploy GitLab in production. The methods for management, observability, and some concepts are different than traditional deployments. -When installing GitLab on kubernetes, there are a number of trade-offs that you -need to be aware of that may not be immediately obvious and could prevent you -getting the best experience from GitLab: +When installing GitLab on Kubernetes, there are some trade-offs that you +need to be aware of: -- Configuration of features such as object storage and backups can be more challenging. - Administration and troubleshooting requires Kubernetes knowledge. - It can be more expensive for smaller installations. The default installation requires more resources than a single node Omnibus deployment, as most services |