Refactor repository paths handling to allow multiple git mount points

47 files changed, 666 insertions, 391 deletions

diff --git a/CHANGELOG b/CHANGELOG
index 764df7cf55a..6b23ce2b27d 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG
+++ b/CHANGELOG
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ Please view this file on the master branch, on stable branches it's out of date.
 v 8.10.0 (unreleased)
   - Fix commit builds API, return all builds for all pipelines for given commit. !4849
   - Replace Haml with Hamlit to make view rendering faster. !3666
+  - Refactor repository paths handling to allow multiple git mount points
   - Wrap code blocks on Activies and Todos page. !4783 (winniehell)
   - Align flash messages with left side of page content !4959 (winniehell)
   - Display last commit of deleted branch in push events !4699 (winniehell)
diff --git a/GITLAB_SHELL_VERSION b/GITLAB_SHELL_VERSION
index 4a36342fcab..fd2a01863fd 100644
--- a/GITLAB_SHELL_VERSION
+++ b/GITLAB_SHELL_VERSION
@@ -1 +1 @@
-3.0.0
+3.1.0
diff --git a/app/helpers/projects_helper.rb b/app/helpers/projects_helper.rb
index 26796b08fac..f312a7ccca3 100644
--- a/app/helpers/projects_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/projects_helper.rb
@@ -327,9 +327,9 @@ module ProjectsHelper
     end
   end
 
-  def sanitize_repo_path(message)
+  def sanitize_repo_path(project, message)
     return '' unless message.present?
 
-    message.strip.gsub(Gitlab.config.gitlab_shell.repos_path.chomp('/'), "[REPOS PATH]")
+    message.strip.gsub(project.repository_storage_path.chomp('/'), "[REPOS PATH]")
   end
 end
diff --git a/app/models/namespace.rb b/app/models/namespace.rb
index da19462f265..8b52cc824cd 100644
--- a/app/models/namespace.rb
+++ b/app/models/namespace.rb
@@ -21,8 +21,10 @@ class Namespace < ActiveRecord::Base
 
   delegate :name, to: :owner, allow_nil: true, prefix: true
 
-  after_create :ensure_dir_exist
   after_update :move_dir, if: :path_changed?
+
+  # Save the storage paths before the projects are destroyed to use them on after destroy
+  before_destroy(prepend: true) { @old_repository_storage_paths = repository_storage_paths }
   after_destroy :rm_dir
 
   scope :root, -> { where('type IS NULL') }
@@ -87,51 +89,35 @@ class Namespace < ActiveRecord::Base
     owner_name
   end
 
-  def ensure_dir_exist
-    gitlab_shell.add_namespace(path)
-  end
-
-  def rm_dir
-    # Move namespace directory into trash.
-    # We will remove it later async
-    new_path = "#{path}+#{id}+deleted"
-
-    if gitlab_shell.mv_namespace(path, new_path)
-      message = "Namespace directory \"#{path}\" moved to \"#{new_path}\""
-      Gitlab::AppLogger.info message
-
-      # Remove namespace directroy async with delay so
-      # GitLab has time to remove all projects first
-      GitlabShellWorker.perform_in(5.minutes, :rm_namespace, new_path)
-    end
-  end
-
   def move_dir
-    # Ensure old directory exists before moving it
-    gitlab_shell.add_namespace(path_was)
-
     if any_project_has_container_registry_tags?
       raise Exception.new('Namespace cannot be moved, because at least one project has tags in container registry')
     end
 
-    if gitlab_shell.mv_namespace(path_was, path)
-      Gitlab::UploadsTransfer.new.rename_namespace(path_was, path)
-
-      # If repositories moved successfully we need to
-      # send update instructions to users.
-      # However we cannot allow rollback since we moved namespace dir
-      # So we basically we mute exceptions in next actions
-      begin
-        send_update_instructions
-      rescue
-        # Returning false does not rollback after_* transaction but gives
-        # us information about failing some of tasks
-        false
+    # Move the namespace directory in all storages paths used by member projects
+    repository_storage_paths.each do |repository_storage_path|
+      # Ensure old directory exists before moving it
+      gitlab_shell.add_namespace(repository_storage_path, path_was)
+
+      unless gitlab_shell.mv_namespace(repository_storage_path, path_was, path)
+        # if we cannot move namespace directory we should rollback
+        # db changes in order to prevent out of sync between db and fs
+        raise Exception.new('namespace directory cannot be moved')
       end
-    else
-      # if we cannot move namespace directory we should rollback
-      # db changes in order to prevent out of sync between db and fs
-      raise Exception.new('namespace directory cannot be moved')
+    end
+
+    Gitlab::UploadsTransfer.new.rename_namespace(path_was, path)
+
+    # If repositories moved successfully we need to
+    # send update instructions to users.
+    # However we cannot allow rollback since we moved namespace dir
+    # So we basically we mute exceptions in next actions
+    begin
+      send_update_instructions
+    rescue
+      # Returning false does not rollback after_* transaction but gives
+      # us information about failing some of tasks
+      false
     end
   end
 
@@ -152,4 +138,33 @@ class Namespace < ActiveRecord::Base
   def find_fork_of(project)
     projects.joins(:forked_project_link).find_by('forked_project_links.forked_from_project_id = ?', project.id)
   end
+
+  private
+
+  def repository_storage_paths
+    # We need to get the storage paths for all the projects, even the ones that are
+    # pending delete. Unscoping also get rids of the default order, which causes
+    # problems with SELECT DISTINCT.
+    Project.unscoped do
+      projects.select('distinct(repository_storage)').to_a.map(&:repository_storage_path)
+    end
+  end
+
+  def rm_dir
+    # Remove the namespace directory in all storages paths used by member projects
+    @old_repository_storage_paths.each do |repository_storage_path|
+      # Move namespace directory into trash.
+      # We will remove it later async
+      new_path = "#{path}+#{id}+deleted"
+
+      if gitlab_shell.mv_namespace(repository_storage_path, path, new_path)
+        message = "Namespace directory \"#{path}\" moved to \"#{new_path}\""
+        Gitlab::AppLogger.info message
+
+        # Remove namespace directroy async with delay so
+        # GitLab has time to remove all projects first
+        GitlabShellWorker.perform_in(5.minutes, :rm_namespace, repository_storage_path, new_path)
+      end
+    end
+  end
 end
diff --git a/app/models/project.rb b/app/models/project.rb
index 73ded09c162..2f6901e0e3e 100644
--- a/app/models/project.rb
+++ b/app/models/project.rb
@@ -26,6 +26,9 @@ class Project < ActiveRecord::Base
   default_value_for :container_registry_enabled, gitlab_config_features.container_registry
   default_value_for(:shared_runners_enabled) { current_application_settings.shared_runners_enabled }
 
+  after_create :ensure_dir_exist
+  after_save :ensure_dir_exist, if: :namespace_id_changed?
+
   # set last_activity_at to the same as created_at
   after_create :set_last_activity_at
   def set_last_activity_at
@@ -165,6 +168,9 @@ class Project < ActiveRecord::Base
   validate :visibility_level_allowed_by_group
   validate :visibility_level_allowed_as_fork
   validate :check_wiki_path_conflict
+  validates :repository_storage,
+    presence: true,
+    inclusion: { in: ->(_object) { Gitlab.config.repositories.storages.keys } }
 
   add_authentication_token_field :runners_token
   before_save :ensure_runners_token
@@ -376,6 +382,10 @@ class Project < ActiveRecord::Base
     end
   end
 
+  def repository_storage_path
+    Gitlab.config.repositories.storages[repository_storage]
+  end
+
   def team
     @team ||= ProjectTeam.new(self)
   end
@@ -842,12 +852,12 @@ class Project < ActiveRecord::Base
       raise Exception.new('Project cannot be renamed, because tags are present in its container registry')
     end
 
-    if gitlab_shell.mv_repository(old_path_with_namespace, new_path_with_namespace)
+    if gitlab_shell.mv_repository(repository_storage_path, old_path_with_namespace, new_path_with_namespace)
       # If repository moved successfully we need to send update instructions to users.
       # However we cannot allow rollback since we moved repository
       # So we basically we mute exceptions in next actions
       begin
-        gitlab_shell.mv_repository("#{old_path_with_namespace}.wiki", "#{new_path_with_namespace}.wiki")
+        gitlab_shell.mv_repository(repository_storage_path, "#{old_path_with_namespace}.wiki", "#{new_path_with_namespace}.wiki")
         send_move_instructions(old_path_with_namespace)
         reset_events_cache
 
@@ -988,7 +998,7 @@ class Project < ActiveRecord::Base
   def create_repository
     # Forked import is handled asynchronously
     unless forked?
-      if gitlab_shell.add_repository(path_with_namespace)
+      if gitlab_shell.add_repository(repository_storage_path, path_with_namespace)
         repository.after_create
         true
       else
@@ -1140,4 +1150,8 @@ class Project < ActiveRecord::Base
     _, status = Gitlab::Popen.popen(%W(find #{export_path} -not -path #{export_path} -delete))
     status.zero?
   end
+
+  def ensure_dir_exist
+    gitlab_shell.add_namespace(repository_storage_path, namespace.path)
+  end
 end
diff --git a/app/models/project_wiki.rb b/app/models/project_wiki.rb
index 25d82929c0b..a255710f577 100644
--- a/app/models/project_wiki.rb
+++ b/app/models/project_wiki.rb
@@ -159,7 +159,7 @@ class ProjectWiki
   private
 
   def init_repo(path_with_namespace)
-    gitlab_shell.add_repository(path_with_namespace)
+    gitlab_shell.add_repository(project.repository_storage_path, path_with_namespace)
   end
 
   def commit_details(action, message = nil, title = nil)
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ class ProjectWiki
   end
 
   def path_to_repo
-    @path_to_repo ||= File.join(Gitlab.config.gitlab_shell.repos_path, "#{path_with_namespace}.git")
+    @path_to_repo ||= File.join(project.repository_storage_path, "#{path_with_namespace}.git")
   end
 
   def update_project_activity
diff --git a/app/models/repository.rb b/app/models/repository.rb
index 2a6a3b086c2..f45c3d06abd 100644
--- a/app/models/repository.rb
+++ b/app/models/repository.rb
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ class Repository
   # Return absolute path to repository
   def path_to_repo
     @path_to_repo ||= File.expand_path(
-      File.join(Gitlab.config.gitlab_shell.repos_path, path_with_namespace + ".git")
+      File.join(@project.repository_storage_path, path_with_namespace + ".git")
     )
   end
 
diff --git a/app/services/projects/destroy_service.rb b/app/services/projects/destroy_service.rb
index f09072975c3..882606e38d0 100644
--- a/app/services/projects/destroy_service.rb
+++ b/app/services/projects/destroy_service.rb
@@ -51,13 +51,13 @@ module Projects
       return true if params[:skip_repo] == true
 
       # There is a possibility project does not have repository or wiki
-      return true unless gitlab_shell.exists?(path + '.git')
+      return true unless gitlab_shell.exists?(project.repository_storage_path, path + '.git')
 
       new_path = removal_path(path)
 
-      if gitlab_shell.mv_repository(path, new_path)
+      if gitlab_shell.mv_repository(project.repository_storage_path, path, new_path)
         log_info("Repository \"#{path}\" moved to \"#{new_path}\"")
-        GitlabShellWorker.perform_in(5.minutes, :remove_repository, new_path)
+        GitlabShellWorker.perform_in(5.minutes, :remove_repository, project.repository_storage_path, new_path)
       else
         false
       end
diff --git a/app/services/projects/housekeeping_service.rb b/app/services/projects/housekeeping_service.rb
index 43db29315a1..a47df22f1ba 100644
--- a/app/services/projects/housekeeping_service.rb
+++ b/app/services/projects/housekeeping_service.rb
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ module Projects
     def execute
       raise LeaseTaken unless try_obtain_lease
 
-      GitlabShellOneShotWorker.perform_async(:gc, @project.path_with_namespace)
+      GitlabShellOneShotWorker.perform_async(:gc, @project.repository_storage_path, @project.path_with_namespace)
     ensure
       Gitlab::Metrics.measure(:reset_pushes_since_gc) do
         @project.update_column(:pushes_since_gc, 0)
diff --git a/app/services/projects/import_service.rb b/app/services/projects/import_service.rb
index 9159ec08959..163ebf26c84 100644
--- a/app/services/projects/import_service.rb
+++ b/app/services/projects/import_service.rb
@@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ module Projects
 
     def import_repository
       begin
-        gitlab_shell.import_repository(project.path_with_namespace, project.import_url)
+        gitlab_shell.import_repository(project.repository_storage_path, project.path_with_namespace, project.import_url)
       rescue Gitlab::Shell::Error => e
         raise Error,  "Error importing repository #{project.import_url} into #{project.path_with_namespace} - #{e.message}"
       end
diff --git a/app/services/projects/transfer_service.rb b/app/services/projects/transfer_service.rb
index 03b57dea51e..bc7f8bf433b 100644
--- a/app/services/projects/transfer_service.rb
+++ b/app/services/projects/transfer_service.rb
@@ -50,12 +50,12 @@ module Projects
         project.send_move_instructions(old_path)
 
         # Move main repository
-        unless gitlab_shell.mv_repository(old_path, new_path)
+        unless gitlab_shell.mv_repository(project.repository_storage_path, old_path, new_path)
           raise TransferError.new('Cannot move project')
         end
 
         # Move wiki repo also if present
-        gitlab_shell.mv_repository("#{old_path}.wiki", "#{new_path}.wiki")
+        gitlab_shell.mv_repository(project.repository_storage_path, "#{old_path}.wiki", "#{new_path}.wiki")
 
         # clear project cached events
         project.reset_events_cache
diff --git a/app/views/projects/imports/new.html.haml b/app/views/projects/imports/new.html.haml
index a8a8caf7280..2cd8d03e30e 100644
--- a/app/views/projects/imports/new.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/projects/imports/new.html.haml
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@
     .panel-body
       %pre
         :preserve
-          #{sanitize_repo_path(@project.import_error)}
+          #{sanitize_repo_path(@project, @project.import_error)}
 
 = form_for @project, url: namespace_project_import_path(@project.namespace, @project), method: :post, html: { class: 'form-horizontal' } do |f|
   = render "shared/import_form", f: f
diff --git a/app/workers/post_receive.rb b/app/workers/post_receive.rb
index f3327ca9e61..09035a7cf2d 100644
--- a/app/workers/post_receive.rb
+++ b/app/workers/post_receive.rb
@@ -4,10 +4,10 @@ class PostReceive
   sidekiq_options queue: :post_receive
 
   def perform(repo_path, identifier, changes)
-    if repo_path.start_with?(Gitlab.config.gitlab_shell.repos_path.to_s)
-      repo_path.gsub!(Gitlab.config.gitlab_shell.repos_path.to_s, "")
+    if path = Gitlab.config.repositories.storages.find { |p| repo_path.start_with?(p[1].to_s) }
+      repo_path.gsub!(path[1].to_s, "")
     else
-      log("Check gitlab.yml config for correct gitlab_shell.repos_path variable. \"#{Gitlab.config.gitlab_shell.repos_path}\" does not match \"#{repo_path}\"")
+      log("Check gitlab.yml config for correct repositories.storages values. No repository storage path matches \"#{repo_path}\"")
     end
 
     post_received = Gitlab::GitPostReceive.new(repo_path, identifier, changes)
diff --git a/app/workers/repository_fork_worker.rb b/app/workers/repository_fork_worker.rb
index d947f105516..f7604e48f83 100644
--- a/app/workers/repository_fork_worker.rb
+++ b/app/workers/repository_fork_worker.rb
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ class RepositoryForkWorker
       return
     end
 
-    result = gitlab_shell.fork_repository(source_path, target_path)
+    result = gitlab_shell.fork_repository(project.repository_storage_path, source_path, target_path)
     unless result
       logger.error("Unable to fork project #{project_id} for repository #{source_path} -> #{target_path}")
       project.mark_import_as_failed('The project could not be forked.')
diff --git a/config/gitlab.teatro.yml b/config/gitlab.teatro.yml
index 01c8dc5ff98..75b79b837e0 100644
--- a/config/gitlab.teatro.yml
+++ b/config/gitlab.teatro.yml
@@ -47,11 +47,13 @@ production: &base
   backup:
     path: "tmp/backups"   # Relative paths are relative to Rails.root (default: tmp/backups/)
 
+  repositories:
+    storages: # REPO PATHS MUST NOT BE A SYMLINK!!!
+      default: /apps/repositories/
+
   gitlab_shell:
     path: /apps/gitlab-shell/
 
-    # REPOS_PATH MUST NOT BE A SYMLINK!!!
-    repos_path: /apps/repositories/
     hooks_path: /apps/gitlab-shell/hooks/
 
     upload_pack: true
diff --git a/config/gitlab.yml.example b/config/gitlab.yml.example
index 75e1a3c1093..325eca72862 100644
--- a/config/gitlab.yml.example
+++ b/config/gitlab.yml.example
@@ -428,6 +428,13 @@ production: &base
   satellites:
     path: /home/git/gitlab-satellites/
 
+  ## Repositories settings
+  repositories:
+    # Paths where repositories can be stored. Give the canonicalized absolute pathname.
+    # NOTE: REPOS PATHS MUST NOT CONTAIN ANY SYMLINK!!!
+    storages: # You must have at least a `default` storage path.
+      default: /home/git/repositories/
+
   ## Backup settings
   backup:
     path: "tmp/backups"   # Relative paths are relative to Rails.root (default: tmp/backups/)
@@ -452,9 +459,6 @@ production: &base
   ## GitLab Shell settings
   gitlab_shell:
     path: /home/git/gitlab-shell/
-
-    # REPOS_PATH MUST NOT BE A SYMLINK!!!
-    repos_path: /home/git/repositories/
     hooks_path: /home/git/gitlab-shell/hooks/
 
     # File that contains the secret key for verifying access for gitlab-shell.
@@ -528,11 +532,13 @@ test:
     # user: YOUR_USERNAME
   satellites:
     path: tmp/tests/gitlab-satellites/
+  repositories:
+    storages:
+      default: tmp/tests/repositories/
   backup:
     path: tmp/tests/backups
   gitlab_shell:
     path: tmp/tests/gitlab-shell/
-    repos_path: tmp/tests/repositories/
     hooks_path: tmp/tests/gitlab-shell/hooks/
   issues_tracker:
     redmine:
diff --git a/config/initializers/1_settings.rb b/config/initializers/1_settings.rb
index c6dc1e4ab38..a93996cec72 100644
--- a/config/initializers/1_settings.rb
+++ b/config/initializers/1_settings.rb
@@ -304,7 +304,6 @@ Settings.gitlab_shell['hooks_path']   ||= Settings.gitlab['user_home'] + '/gitla
 Settings.gitlab_shell['secret_file'] ||= Rails.root.join('.gitlab_shell_secret')
 Settings.gitlab_shell['receive_pack']   = true if Settings.gitlab_shell['receive_pack'].nil?
 Settings.gitlab_shell['upload_pack']    = true if Settings.gitlab_shell['upload_pack'].nil?
-Settings.gitlab_shell['repos_path']   ||= Settings.gitlab['user_home'] + '/repositories/'
 Settings.gitlab_shell['ssh_host']     ||= Settings.gitlab.ssh_host
 Settings.gitlab_shell['ssh_port']     ||= 22
 Settings.gitlab_shell['ssh_user']     ||= Settings.gitlab.user
@@ -312,6 +311,14 @@ Settings.gitlab_shell['owner_group']  ||= Settings.gitlab.user
 Settings.gitlab_shell['ssh_path_prefix'] ||= Settings.send(:build_gitlab_shell_ssh_path_prefix)
 
 #
+# Repositories
+#
+Settings['repositories'] ||= Settingslogic.new({})
+Settings.repositories['storages'] ||= {}
+# Setting gitlab_shell.repos_path is DEPRECATED and WILL BE REMOVED in version 9.0
+Settings.repositories.storages['default'] ||= Settings.gitlab_shell['repos_path'] || Settings.gitlab['user_home'] + '/repositories/'
+
+#
 # Backup
 #
 Settings['backup'] ||= Settingslogic.new({})
diff --git a/config/initializers/6_validations.rb b/config/initializers/6_validations.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..3ba9e36c567
--- /dev/null
+++ b/config/initializers/6_validations.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+def storage_name_valid?(name)
+  !!(name =~ /\A[a-zA-Z0-9\-_]+\z/)
+end
+
+def find_parent_path(name, path)
+  Gitlab.config.repositories.storages.detect do |n, p|
+    name != n && path.chomp('/').start_with?(p.chomp('/'))
+  end
+end
+
+def error(message)
+  raise "#{message}. Please fix this in your gitlab.yml before starting GitLab."
+end
+
+error('No repository storage path defined') if Gitlab.config.repositories.storages.empty?
+
+Gitlab.config.repositories.storages.each do |name, path|
+  error("\"#{name}\" is not a valid storage name") unless storage_name_valid?(name)
+
+  parent_name, _parent_path = find_parent_path(name, path)
+  if parent_name
+    error("#{name} is a nested path of #{parent_name}. Nested paths are not supported for repository storages")
+  end
+end
diff --git a/db/migrate/20160608195742_add_repository_storage_to_projects.rb b/db/migrate/20160608195742_add_repository_storage_to_projects.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..c700d2b569d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/migrate/20160608195742_add_repository_storage_to_projects.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,12 @@
+class AddRepositoryStorageToProjects < ActiveRecord::Migration
+  include Gitlab::Database::MigrationHelpers
+  disable_ddl_transaction!
+
+  def up
+    add_column_with_default(:projects, :repository_storage, :string, default: 'default')
+  end
+
+  def down
+    remove_column(:projects, :repository_storage)
+  end
+end
diff --git a/db/schema.rb b/db/schema.rb
index 7a8377f687c..a7173116b1b 100644
--- a/db/schema.rb
+++ b/db/schema.rb
@@ -796,38 +796,39 @@ ActiveRecord::Schema.define(version: 20160620115026) do
     t.datetime "created_at"
     t.datetime "updated_at"
     t.integer  "creator_id"
-    t.boolean  "issues_enabled",                     default: true,  null: false
-    t.boolean  "merge_requests_enabled",             default: true,  null: false
-    t.boolean  "wiki_enabled",                       default: true,  null: false
+    t.boolean  "issues_enabled",                     default: true,      null: false
+    t.boolean  "merge_requests_enabled",             default: true,      null: false
+    t.boolean  "wiki_enabled",                       default: true,      null: false
     t.integer  "namespace_id"
-    t.boolean  "snippets_enabled",                   default: true,  null: false
+    t.boolean  "snippets_enabled",                   default: true,      null: false
     t.datetime "last_activity_at"
     t.string   "import_url"
-    t.integer  "visibility_level",                   default: 0,     null: false
-    t.boolean  "archived",                           default: false, null: false
+    t.integer  "visibility_level",                   default: 0,         null: false
+    t.boolean  "archived",                           default: false,     null: false
     t.string   "avatar"
     t.string   "import_status"
     t.float    "repository_size",                    default: 0.0
-    t.integer  "star_count",                         default: 0,     null: false
+    t.integer  "star_count",                         default: 0,         null: false
     t.string   "import_type"
     t.string   "import_source"
     t.integer  "commit_count",                       default: 0
     t.text     "import_error"
     t.integer  "ci_id"
-    t.boolean  "builds_enabled",                     default: true,  null: false
-    t.boolean  "shared_runners_enabled",             default: true,  null: false
+    t.boolean  "builds_enabled",                     default: true,      null: false
+    t.boolean  "shared_runners_enabled",             default: true,      null: false
     t.string   "runners_token"
     t.string   "build_coverage_regex"
-    t.boolean  "build_allow_git_fetch",              default: true,  null: false
-    t.integer  "build_timeout",                      default: 3600,  null: false
+    t.boolean  "build_allow_git_fetch",              default: true,      null: false
+    t.integer  "build_timeout",                      default: 3600,      null: false
     t.boolean  "pending_delete",                     default: false
-    t.boolean  "public_builds",                      default: true,  null: false
+    t.boolean  "public_builds",                      default: true,      null: false
     t.integer  "pushes_since_gc",                    default: 0
     t.boolean  "last_repository_check_failed"
     t.datetime "last_repository_check_at"
     t.boolean  "container_registry_enabled"
-    t.boolean  "only_allow_merge_if_build_succeeds", default: false, null: false
+    t.boolean  "only_allow_merge_if_build_succeeds", default: false,     null: false
     t.boolean  "has_external_issue_tracker"
+    t.string   "repository_storage",                 default: "default", null: false
   end
 
   add_index "projects", ["builds_enabled", "shared_runners_enabled"], name: "index_projects_on_builds_enabled_and_shared_runners_enabled", using: :btree
diff --git a/doc/README.md b/doc/README.md
index be0d17084c7..b98d6812a81 100644
--- a/doc/README.md
+++ b/doc/README.md
@@ -34,6 +34,7 @@
 - [Operations](operations/README.md) Keeping GitLab up and running.
 - [Raketasks](raketasks/README.md) Backups, maintenance, automatic webhook setup and the importing of projects.
 - [Repository checks](administration/repository_checks.md) Periodic Git repository checks.
+- [Repository storages](administration/repository_storages.md) Manage the paths used to store repositories.
 - [Security](security/README.md) Learn what you can do to further secure your GitLab instance.
 - [System hooks](system_hooks/system_hooks.md) Notifications when users, projects and keys are changed.
 - [Update](update/README.md) Update guides to upgrade your installation.
diff --git a/doc/administration/repository_storages.md b/doc/administration/repository_storages.md
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..81bfe173151
--- /dev/null
+++ b/doc/administration/repository_storages.md
@@ -0,0 +1,18 @@
+# Repository storages
+
+GitLab allows you to define repository storage paths to enable distribution of
+storage load between several mount points.
+
+## For installations from source
+
+Add your repository storage paths in your `gitlab.yml` under repositories -> storages, using key -> value pairs.
+
+>**Notes:**
+- You must have at least one storage path called `default`.
+- In order for backups to work correctly the storage path must **not** be a
+mount point and the GitLab user should have correct permissions for the parent
+directory of the path.
+
+## For omnibus installations
+
+Follow the instructions at https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/omnibus-gitlab/blob/master/doc/settings/configuration.md#storing-git-data-in-an-alternative-directory
diff --git a/doc/raketasks/import.md b/doc/raketasks/import.md
index 8a38937062e..2b305cb5c99 100644
--- a/doc/raketasks/import.md
+++ b/doc/raketasks/import.md
@@ -14,7 +14,8 @@
 - For omnibus-gitlab, it is located at: `/var/opt/gitlab/git-data/repositories` by default, unless you changed
 it in the `/etc/gitlab/gitlab.rb` file.
 - For installations from source, it is usually located at: `/home/git/repositories` or you can see where
-your repositories are located by looking at `config/gitlab.yml` under the `gitlab_shell => repos_path` entry.
+your repositories are located by looking at `config/gitlab.yml` under the `repositories => storages` entries
+(you'll usually use the `default` storage path to start).
 
 New folder needs to have git user ownership and read/write/execute access for git user and its group:
 
diff --git a/lib/api/internal.rb b/lib/api/internal.rb
index 1d361569d59..b32503e8516 100644
--- a/lib/api/internal.rb
+++ b/lib/api/internal.rb
@@ -20,6 +20,20 @@ module API
           @wiki ||= params[:project].end_with?('.wiki') &&
             !Project.find_with_namespace(params[:project])
         end
+
+        def project
+          @project ||= begin
+            project_path = params[:project]
+
+            # Check for *.wiki repositories.
+            # Strip out the .wiki from the pathname before finding the
+            # project. This applies the correct project permissions to
+            # the wiki repository as well.
+            project_path.chomp!('.wiki') if wiki?
+
+            Project.find_with_namespace(project_path)
+          end
+        end
       end
 
       post "/allowed" do
@@ -32,16 +46,6 @@ module API
             User.find_by(id: params[:user_id])
           end
 
-        project_path = params[:project]
-
-        # Check for *.wiki repositories.
-        # Strip out the .wiki from the pathname before finding the
-        # project. This applies the correct project permissions to
-        # the wiki repository as well.
-        project_path.chomp!('.wiki') if wiki?
-
-        project = Project.find_with_namespace(project_path)
-
         access =
           if wiki?
             Gitlab::GitAccessWiki.new(actor, project)
@@ -49,7 +53,17 @@ module API
             Gitlab::GitAccess.new(actor, project)
           end
 
-        access.check(params[:action], params[:changes])
+        access_status = access.check(params[:action], params[:changes])
+
+        response = { status: access_status.status, message: access_status.message }
+
+        if access_status.status
+          # Return the repository full path so that gitlab-shell has it when
+          # handling ssh commands
+          response[:repository_path] = project.repository.path_to_repo
+        end
+
+        response
       end
 
       #
diff --git a/lib/backup/repository.rb b/lib/backup/repository.rb
index 7b91215d50b..b9773f98d75 100644
--- a/lib/backup/repository.rb
+++ b/lib/backup/repository.rb
@@ -2,8 +2,6 @@ require 'yaml'
 
 module Backup
   class Repository
-    attr_reader :repos_path
-
     def dump
       prepare
 
@@ -50,10 +48,12 @@ module Backup
     end
 
     def restore
-      if File.exists?(repos_path)
+      Gitlab.config.repositories.storages.each do |name, path|
+        next unless File.exists?(path)
+
         # Move repos dir to 'repositories.old' dir
-        bk_repos_path = File.join(repos_path, '..', 'repositories.old.' + Time.now.to_i.to_s)
-        FileUtils.mv(repos_path, bk_repos_path)
+        bk_repos_path = File.join(path, '..', 'repositories.old.' + Time.now.to_i.to_s)
+        FileUtils.mv(path, bk_repos_path)
       end
 
       FileUtils.mkdir_p(repos_path)
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ module Backup
       Project.find_each(batch_size: 1000) do |project|
         $progress.print " * #{project.path_with_namespace} ... "
 
-        project.namespace.ensure_dir_exist if project.namespace
+        project.ensure_dir_exist
 
         if File.exists?(path_to_bundle(project))
           FileUtils.mkdir_p(path_to_repo(project))
@@ -100,8 +100,8 @@ module Backup
       end
 
       $progress.print 'Put GitLab hooks in repositories dirs'.color(:yellow)
-      cmd = "#{Gitlab.config.gitlab_shell.path}/bin/create-hooks"
-      if system(cmd)
+      cmd = %W(#{Gitlab.config.gitlab_shell.path}/bin/create-hooks) + repository_storage_paths_args
+      if system(*cmd)
         $progress.puts " [DONE]".color(:green)
       else
         puts " [FAILED]".color(:red)
@@ -120,10 +120,6 @@ module Backup
       File.join(backup_repos_path, project.path_with_namespace + ".bundle")
     end
 
-    def repos_path
-      Gitlab.config.gitlab_shell.repos_path
-    end
-
     def backup_repos_path
       File.join(Gitlab.config.backup.path, "repositories")
     end
@@ -139,5 +135,11 @@ module Backup
     def silent
       {err: '/dev/null', out: '/dev/null'}
     end
+
+    private
+
+    def repository_storage_paths_args
+      Gitlab.config.repositories.storages.values
+    end
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/gitlab/backend/shell.rb b/lib/gitlab/backend/shell.rb
index 3e3986d6382..e31840ef919 100644
--- a/lib/gitlab/backend/shell.rb
+++ b/lib/gitlab/backend/shell.rb
@@ -18,77 +18,82 @@ module Gitlab
 
     # Init new repository
     #
+    # storage - project's storage path
     # name - project path with namespace
     #
     # Ex.
-    #   add_repository("gitlab/gitlab-ci")
+    #   add_repository("/path/to/storage", "gitlab/gitlab-ci")
     #
-    def add_repository(name)
+    def add_repository(storage, name)
       Gitlab::Utils.system_silent([gitlab_shell_projects_path,
-                                   'add-project', "#{name}.git"])
+                                   'add-project', storage, "#{name}.git"])
     end
 
     # Import repository
     #
+    # storage - project's storage path
     # name - project path with namespace
     #
     # Ex.
-    #   import_repository("gitlab/gitlab-ci", "https://github.com/randx/six.git")
+    #   import_repository("/path/to/storage", "gitlab/gitlab-ci", "https://github.com/randx/six.git")
     #
-    def import_repository(name, url)
-      output, status = Popen::popen([gitlab_shell_projects_path, 'import-project', "#{name}.git", url, '900'])
+    def import_repository(storage, name, url)
+      output, status = Popen::popen([gitlab_shell_projects_path, 'import-project',
+                                     storage, "#{name}.git", url, '900'])
       raise Error, output unless status.zero?
       true
     end
 
     # Move repository
-    #
+    # storage - project's storage path
     # path - project path with namespace
     # new_path - new project path with namespace
     #
     # Ex.
-    #   mv_repository("gitlab/gitlab-ci", "randx/gitlab-ci-new")
+    #   mv_repository("/path/to/storage", "gitlab/gitlab-ci", "randx/gitlab-ci-new")
     #
-    def mv_repository(path, new_path)
+    def mv_repository(storage, path, new_path)
       Gitlab::Utils.system_silent([gitlab_shell_projects_path, 'mv-project',
-                                   "#{path}.git", "#{new_path}.git"])
+                                   storage, "#{path}.git", "#{new_path}.git"])
     end
 
     # Fork repository to new namespace
-    #
+    # storage - project's storage path
     # path - project path with namespace
     # fork_namespace - namespace for forked project
     #
     # Ex.
-    #  fork_repository("gitlab/gitlab-ci", "randx")
+    #  fork_repository("/path/to/storage", "gitlab/gitlab-ci", "randx")
     #
-    def fork_repository(path, fork_namespace)
+    def fork_repository(storage, path, fork_namespace)
       Gitlab::Utils.system_silent([gitlab_shell_projects_path, 'fork-project',
-                                   "#{path}.git", fork_namespace])
+                                   storage, "#{path}.git", fork_namespace])
     end
 
     # Remove repository from file system
     #
+    # storage - project's storage path
     # name - project path with namespace
     #
     # Ex.
-    #   remove_repository("gitlab/gitlab-ci")
+    #   remove_repository("/path/to/storage", "gitlab/gitlab-ci")
     #
-    def remove_repository(name)
+    def remove_repository(storage, name)
       Gitlab::Utils.system_silent([gitlab_shell_projects_path,
-                                   'rm-project', "#{name}.git"])
+                                   'rm-project', storage, "#{name}.git"])
     end
 
     # Gc repository
     #
+    # storage - project storage path
     # path - project path with namespace
     #
     # Ex.
-    #   gc("gitlab/gitlab-ci")
+    #   gc("/path/to/storage", "gitlab/gitlab-ci")
     #
-    def gc(path)
+    def gc(storage, path)
       Gitlab::Utils.system_silent([gitlab_shell_projects_path, 'gc',
-                                   "#{path}.git"])
+                                   storage, "#{path}.git"])
     end
 
     # Add new key to gitlab-shell
@@ -133,31 +138,31 @@ module Gitlab
     # Add empty directory for storing repositories
     #
     # Ex.
-    #   add_namespace("gitlab")
+    #   add_namespace("/path/to/storage", "gitlab")
     #
-    def add_namespace(name)
-      FileUtils.mkdir(full_path(name), mode: 0770) unless exists?(name)
+    def add_namespace(storage, name)
+      FileUtils.mkdir(full_path(storage, name), mode: 0770) unless exists?(storage, name)
     end
 
     # Remove directory from repositories storage
     # Every repository inside this directory will be removed too
     #
     # Ex.
-    #   rm_namespace("gitlab")
+    #   rm_namespace("/path/to/storage", "gitlab")
     #
-    def rm_namespace(name)
-      FileUtils.rm_r(full_path(name), force: true)
+    def rm_namespace(storage, name)
+      FileUtils.rm_r(full_path(storage, name), force: true)
     end
 
     # Move namespace directory inside repositories storage
     #
     # Ex.
-    #   mv_namespace("gitlab", "gitlabhq")
+    #   mv_namespace("/path/to/storage", "gitlab", "gitlabhq")
     #
-    def mv_namespace(old_name, new_name)
-      return false if exists?(new_name) || !exists?(old_name)
+    def mv_namespace(storage, old_name, new_name)
+      return false if exists?(storage, new_name) || !exists?(storage, old_name)
 
-      FileUtils.mv(full_path(old_name), full_path(new_name))
+      FileUtils.mv(full_path(storage, old_name), full_path(storage, new_name))
     end
 
     def url_to_repo(path)
@@ -176,11 +181,11 @@ module Gitlab
     # Check if such directory exists in repositories.
     #
     # Usage:
-    #   exists?('gitlab')
-    #   exists?('gitlab/cookies.git')
+    #   exists?(storage, 'gitlab')
+    #   exists?(storage, 'gitlab/cookies.git')
     #
-    def exists?(dir_name)
-      File.exist?(full_path(dir_name))
+    def exists?(storage, dir_name)
+      File.exist?(full_path(storage, dir_name))
     end
 
     protected
@@ -193,14 +198,10 @@ module Gitlab
       File.expand_path("~#{Gitlab.config.gitlab_shell.ssh_user}")
     end
 
-    def repos_path
-      Gitlab.config.gitlab_shell.repos_path
-    end
-
-    def full_path(dir_name)
+    def full_path(storage, dir_name)
       raise ArgumentError.new("Directory name can't be blank") if dir_name.blank?
 
-      File.join(repos_path, dir_name)
+      File.join(storage, dir_name)
     end
 
     def gitlab_shell_projects_path
diff --git a/lib/gitlab/github_import/importer.rb b/lib/gitlab/github_import/importer.rb
index 2286ac8829c..730978d502b 100644
--- a/lib/gitlab/github_import/importer.rb
+++ b/lib/gitlab/github_import/importer.rb
@@ -167,7 +167,7 @@ module Gitlab
       def import_wiki
         unless project.wiki_enabled?
           wiki = WikiFormatter.new(project)
-          gitlab_shell.import_repository(wiki.path_with_namespace, wiki.import_url)
+          gitlab_shell.import_repository(project.repository_storage_path, wiki.path_with_namespace, wiki.import_url)
           project.update_attribute(:wiki_enabled, true)
         end
 
diff --git a/lib/tasks/gitlab/check.rake b/lib/tasks/gitlab/check.rake
index 12d6ac45fb6..e9a4e37ec48 100644
--- a/lib/tasks/gitlab/check.rake
+++ b/lib/tasks/gitlab/check.rake
@@ -356,97 +356,108 @@ namespace :gitlab do
     ########################
 
     def check_repo_base_exists
-      print "Repo base directory exists? ... "
+      puts "Repo base directory exists?"
 
-      repo_base_path = Gitlab.config.gitlab_shell.repos_path
+      Gitlab.config.repositories.storages.each do |name, repo_base_path|
+        print "#{name}... "
 
-      if File.exists?(repo_base_path)
-        puts "yes".color(:green)
-      else
-        puts "no".color(:red)
-        puts "#{repo_base_path} is missing".color(:red)
-        try_fixing_it(
-          "This should have been created when setting up GitLab Shell.",
-          "Make sure it's set correctly in config/gitlab.yml",
-          "Make sure GitLab Shell is installed correctly."
-        )
-        for_more_information(
-          see_installation_guide_section "GitLab Shell"
-        )
-        fix_and_rerun
+        if File.exists?(repo_base_path)
+          puts "yes".color(:green)
+        else
+          puts "no".color(:red)
+          puts "#{repo_base_path} is missing".color(:red)
+          try_fixing_it(
+            "This should have been created when setting up GitLab Shell.",
+            "Make sure it's set correctly in config/gitlab.yml",
+            "Make sure GitLab Shell is installed correctly."
+          )
+          for_more_information(
+            see_installation_guide_section "GitLab Shell"
+          )
+          fix_and_rerun
+        end
       end
     end
 
     def check_repo_base_is_not_symlink
-      print "Repo base directory is a symlink? ... "
+      puts "Repo storage directories are symlinks?"
 
-      repo_base_path = Gitlab.config.gitlab_shell.repos_path
-      unless File.exists?(repo_base_path)
-        puts "can't check because of previous errors".color(:magenta)
-        return
-      end
+      Gitlab.config.repositories.storages.each do |name, repo_base_path|
+        print "#{name}... "
 
-      unless File.symlink?(repo_base_path)
-        puts "no".color(:green)
-      else
-        puts "yes".color(:red)
-        try_fixing_it(
-          "Make sure it's set to the real directory in config/gitlab.yml"
-        )
-        fix_and_rerun
+        unless File.exists?(repo_base_path)
+          puts "can't check because of previous errors".color(:magenta)
+          return
+        end
+
+        unless File.symlink?(repo_base_path)
+          puts "no".color(:green)
+        else
+          puts "yes".color(:red)
+          try_fixing_it(
+            "Make sure it's set to the real directory in config/gitlab.yml"
+          )
+          fix_and_rerun
+        end
       end
     end
 
     def check_repo_base_permissions
-      print "Repo base access is drwxrws---? ... "
+      puts "Repo paths access is drwxrws---?"
 
-      repo_base_path = Gitlab.config.gitlab_shell.repos_path
-      unless File.exists?(repo_base_path)
-        puts "can't check because of previous errors".color(:magenta)
-        return
-      end
+      Gitlab.config.repositories.storages.each do |name, repo_base_path|
+        print "#{name}... "
 
-      if File.stat(repo_base_path).mode.to_s(8).ends_with?("2770")
-        puts "yes".color(:green)
-      else
-        puts "no".color(:red)
-        try_fixing_it(
-          "sudo chmod -R ug+rwX,o-rwx #{repo_base_path}",
-          "sudo chmod -R ug-s #{repo_base_path}",
-          "sudo find #{repo_base_path} -type d -print0 | sudo xargs -0 chmod g+s"
-        )
-        for_more_information(
-          see_installation_guide_section "GitLab Shell"
-        )
-        fix_and_rerun
+        unless File.exists?(repo_base_path)
+          puts "can't check because of previous errors".color(:magenta)
+          return
+        end
+
+        if File.stat(repo_base_path).mode.to_s(8).ends_with?("2770")
+          puts "yes".color(:green)
+        else
+          puts "no".color(:red)
+          try_fixing_it(
+            "sudo chmod -R ug+rwX,o-rwx #{repo_base_path}",
+            "sudo chmod -R ug-s #{repo_base_path}",
+            "sudo find #{repo_base_path} -type d -print0 | sudo xargs -0 chmod g+s"
+          )
+          for_more_information(
+            see_installation_guide_section "GitLab Shell"
+          )
+          fix_and_rerun
+        end
       end
     end
 
     def check_repo_base_user_and_group
       gitlab_shell_ssh_user = Gitlab.config.gitlab_shell.ssh_user
       gitlab_shell_owner_group = Gitlab.config.gitlab_shell.owner_group
-      print "Repo base owned by #{gitlab_shell_ssh_user}:#{gitlab_shell_owner_group}? ... "
+      puts "Repo paths owned by #{gitlab_shell_ssh_user}:#{gitlab_shell_owner_group}?"
 
-      repo_base_path = Gitlab.config.gitlab_shell.repos_path
-      unless File.exists?(repo_base_path)
-        puts "can't check because of previous errors".color(:magenta)
-        return
-      end
+      Gitlab.config.repositories.storages.each do |name, repo_base_path|
+        print "#{name}... "
 
-      uid = uid_for(gitlab_shell_ssh_user)
-      gid = gid_for(gitlab_shell_owner_group)
-      if File.stat(repo_base_path).uid == uid && File.stat(repo_base_path).gid == gid
-        puts "yes".color(:green)
-      else
-        puts "no".color(:red)
-        puts "  User id for #{gitlab_shell_ssh_user}: #{uid}. Groupd id for #{gitlab_shell_owner_group}: #{gid}".color(:blue)
-        try_fixing_it(
-          "sudo chown -R #{gitlab_shell_ssh_user}:#{gitlab_shell_owner_group} #{repo_base_path}"
-        )
-        for_more_information(
-          see_installation_guide_section "GitLab Shell"
-        )
-        fix_and_rerun
+        unless File.exists?(repo_base_path)
+          puts "can't check because of previous errors".color(:magenta)
+          return
+        end
+
+        uid = uid_for(gitlab_shell_ssh_user)
+        gid = gid_for(gitlab_shell_owner_group)
+        if File.stat(repo_base_path).uid == uid && File.stat(repo_base_path).gid == gid
+          puts "yes".color(:green)
+        else
+          puts "no".color(:red)
+          puts "  User id for #{gitlab_shell_ssh_user}: #{uid}. Groupd id for #{gitlab_shell_owner_group}: #{gid}".color(:blue)
+          try_fixing_it(
+            "sudo chown -R #{gitlab_shell_ssh_user}:#{gitlab_shell_owner_group} #{repo_base_path}"
+          )
+          for_more_information(
+            see_installation_guide_section "GitLab Shell"
+          )
+          fix_and_rerun
+        end
       end
     end
 
@@ -473,7 +484,7 @@ namespace :gitlab do
         else
           puts "wrong or missing hooks".color(:red)
           try_fixing_it(
-            sudo_gitlab("#{File.join(gitlab_shell_path, 'bin/create-hooks')}"),
+            sudo_gitlab("#{File.join(gitlab_shell_path, 'bin/create-hooks')} #{repository_storage_paths_args.join(' ')}"),
             'Check the hooks_path in config/gitlab.yml',
             'Check your gitlab-shell installation'
           )
@@ -785,13 +796,13 @@ namespace :gitlab do
   namespace :repo do
     desc "GitLab | Check the integrity of the repositories managed by GitLab"
     task check: :environment do
-      namespace_dirs = Dir.glob(
-        File.join(Gitlab.config.gitlab_shell.repos_path, '*')
-      )
+      Gitlab.config.repositories.storages.each do |name, path|
+        namespace_dirs = Dir.glob(File.join(path, '*'))
 
-      namespace_dirs.each do |namespace_dir|
-        repo_dirs = Dir.glob(File.join(namespace_dir, '*'))
-        repo_dirs.each { |repo_dir| check_repo_integrity(repo_dir) }
+        namespace_dirs.each do |namespace_dir|
+          repo_dirs = Dir.glob(File.join(namespace_dir, '*'))
+          repo_dirs.each { |repo_dir| check_repo_integrity(repo_dir) }
+        end
       end
     end
   end
@@ -799,12 +810,12 @@ namespace :gitlab do
   namespace :user do
     desc "GitLab | Check the integrity of a specific user's repositories"
     task :check_repos, [:username] => :environment do |t, args|
-      username = args[:username] || prompt("Check repository integrity for which username? ".color(:blue))
+      username = args[:username] || prompt("Check repository integrity for fsername? ".color(:blue))
       user = User.find_by(username: username)
       if user
         repo_dirs = user.authorized_projects.map do |p|
                       File.join(
-                        Gitlab.config.gitlab_shell.repos_path,
+                        p.repository_storage_path,
                         "#{p.path_with_namespace}.git"
                       )
                     end
diff --git a/lib/tasks/gitlab/cleanup.rake b/lib/tasks/gitlab/cleanup.rake
index ab0028d6603..b7cbdc6cd78 100644
--- a/lib/tasks/gitlab/cleanup.rake
+++ b/lib/tasks/gitlab/cleanup.rake
@@ -5,36 +5,36 @@ namespace :gitlab do
       warn_user_is_not_gitlab
       remove_flag = ENV['REMOVE']
 
-
       namespaces = Namespace.pluck(:path)
-      git_base_path = Gitlab.config.gitlab_shell.repos_path
-      all_dirs = Dir.glob(git_base_path + '/*')
+      Gitlab.config.repositories.storages.each do |name, git_base_path|
+        all_dirs = Dir.glob(git_base_path + '/*')
 
-      puts git_base_path.color(:yellow)
-      puts "Looking for directories to remove... "
+        puts git_base_path.color(:yellow)
+        puts "Looking for directories to remove... "
 
-      all_dirs.reject! do |dir|
-        # skip if git repo
-        dir =~ /.git$/
-      end
+        all_dirs.reject! do |dir|
+          # skip if git repo
+          dir =~ /.git$/
+        end
 
-      all_dirs.reject! do |dir|
-        dir_name = File.basename dir
+        all_dirs.reject! do |dir|
+          dir_name = File.basename dir
 
-        # skip if namespace present
-        namespaces.include?(dir_name)
-      end
+          # skip if namespace present
+          namespaces.include?(dir_name)
+        end
 
-      all_dirs.each do |dir_path|
+        all_dirs.each do |dir_path|
 
-        if remove_flag
-          if FileUtils.rm_rf dir_path
-            puts "Removed...#{dir_path}".color(:red)
+          if remove_flag
+            if FileUtils.rm_rf dir_path
+              puts "Removed...#{dir_path}".color(:red)
+            else
+              puts "Cannot remove #{dir_path}".color(:red)
+            end
           else
-            puts "Cannot remove #{dir_path}".color(:red)
+            puts "Can be removed: #{dir_path}".color(:red)
           end
-        else
-          puts "Can be removed: #{dir_path}".color(:red)
         end
       end
 
@@ -48,20 +48,21 @@ namespace :gitlab do
       warn_user_is_not_gitlab
 
       move_suffix = "+orphaned+#{Time.now.to_i}"
-      repo_root = Gitlab.config.gitlab_shell.repos_path
-      # Look for global repos (legacy, depth 1) and normal repos (depth 2)
-      IO.popen(%W(find #{repo_root} -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 2 -name *.git)) do |find|
-        find.each_line do |path|
-          path.chomp!
-          repo_with_namespace = path.
-            sub(repo_root, '').
-            sub(%r{^/*}, '').
-            chomp('.git').
-            chomp('.wiki')
-          next if Project.find_with_namespace(repo_with_namespace)
-          new_path = path + move_suffix
-          puts path.inspect + ' -> ' + new_path.inspect
-          File.rename(path, new_path)
+      Gitlab.config.repositories.storages.each do |name, repo_root|
+        # Look for global repos (legacy, depth 1) and normal repos (depth 2)
+        IO.popen(%W(find #{repo_root} -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 2 -name *.git)) do |find|
+          find.each_line do |path|
+            path.chomp!
+            repo_with_namespace = path.
+              sub(repo_root, '').
+              sub(%r{^/*}, '').
+              chomp('.git').
+              chomp('.wiki')
+            next if Project.find_with_namespace(repo_with_namespace)
+            new_path = path + move_suffix
+            puts path.inspect + ' -> ' + new_path.inspect
+            File.rename(path, new_path)
+          end
         end
       end
     end
diff --git a/lib/tasks/gitlab/import.rake b/lib/tasks/gitlab/import.rake
index 4753f00c26a..dbdd4e977e8 100644
--- a/lib/tasks/gitlab/import.rake
+++ b/lib/tasks/gitlab/import.rake
@@ -2,73 +2,73 @@ namespace :gitlab do
   namespace :import do
     # How to use:
     #
-    #  1. copy the bare repos under the repos_path (commonly /home/git/repositories)
+    #  1. copy the bare repos under the repository storage paths (commonly the default path is /home/git/repositories)
     #  2. run: bundle exec rake gitlab:import:repos RAILS_ENV=production
     #
     # Notes:
     #  * The project owner will set to the first administator of the system
     #  * Existing projects will be skipped
     #
-    desc "GitLab | Import bare repositories from gitlab_shell -> repos_path into GitLab project instance"
+    desc "GitLab | Import bare repositories from repositories -> storages into GitLab project instance"
     task repos: :environment do
+      Gitlab.config.repositories.storages.each do |name, git_base_path|
+        repos_to_import = Dir.glob(git_base_path + '/**/*.git')
 
-      git_base_path = Gitlab.config.gitlab_shell.repos_path
-      repos_to_import = Dir.glob(git_base_path + '/**/*.git')
+        repos_to_import.each do |repo_path|
+          # strip repo base path
+          repo_path[0..git_base_path.length] = ''
 
-      repos_to_import.each do |repo_path|
-        # strip repo base path
-        repo_path[0..git_base_path.length] = ''
+          path = repo_path.sub(/\.git$/, '')
+          group_name, name = File.split(path)
+          group_name = nil if group_name == '.'
 
-        path = repo_path.sub(/\.git$/, '')
-        group_name, name = File.split(path)
-        group_name = nil if group_name == '.'
+          puts "Processing #{repo_path}".color(:yellow)
 
-        puts "Processing #{repo_path}".color(:yellow)
-
-        if path.end_with?('.wiki')
-          puts " * Skipping wiki repo"
-          next
-        end
+          if path.end_with?('.wiki')
+            puts " * Skipping wiki repo"
+            next
+          end
 
-        project = Project.find_with_namespace(path)
+          project = Project.find_with_namespace(path)
 
-        if project
-          puts " * #{project.name} (#{repo_path}) exists"
-        else
-          user = User.admins.reorder("id").first
+          if project
+            puts " * #{project.name} (#{repo_path}) exists"
+          else
+            user = User.admins.reorder("id").first
 
-          project_params = {
-            name: name,
-            path: name
-          }
+            project_params = {
+              name: name,
+              path: name
+            }
 
-          # find group namespace
-          if group_name
-            group = Namespace.find_by(path: group_name)
-            # create group namespace
-            unless group
-              group = Group.new(:name => group_name)
-              group.path = group_name
-              group.owner = user
-              if group.save
-                puts " * Created Group #{group.name} (#{group.id})".color(:green)
-              else
-                puts " * Failed trying to create group #{group.name}".color(:red)
+            # find group namespace
+            if group_name
+              group = Namespace.find_by(path: group_name)
+              # create group namespace
+              unless group
+                group = Group.new(:name => group_name)
+                group.path = group_name
+                group.owner = user
+                if group.save
+                  puts " * Created Group #{group.name} (#{group.id})".color(:green)
+                else
+                  puts " * Failed trying to create group #{group.name}".color(:red)
+                end
               end
+              # set project group
+              project_params[:namespace_id] = group.id
             end
-            # set project group
-            project_params[:namespace_id] = group.id
-          end
 
-          project = Projects::CreateService.new(user, project_params).execute
+            project = Projects::CreateService.new(user, project_params).execute
 
-          if project.persisted?
-            puts " * Created #{project.name} (#{repo_path})".color(:green)
-            project.update_repository_size
-            project.update_commit_count
-          else
-            puts " * Failed trying to create #{project.name} (#{repo_path})".color(:red)
-            puts "   Errors: #{project.errors.messages}".color(:red)
+            if project.persisted?
+              puts " * Created #{project.name} (#{repo_path})".color(:green)
+              project.update_repository_size
+              project.update_commit_count
+            else
+              puts " * Failed trying to create #{project.name} (#{repo_path})".color(:red)
+              puts "   Errors: #{project.errors.messages}".color(:red)
+            end
           end
         end
       end
diff --git a/lib/tasks/gitlab/info.rake b/lib/tasks/gitlab/info.rake
index 352b566df24..fe43d40e6d2 100644
--- a/lib/tasks/gitlab/info.rake
+++ b/lib/tasks/gitlab/info.rake
@@ -62,7 +62,10 @@ namespace :gitlab do
       puts ""
       puts "GitLab Shell".color(:yellow)
       puts "Version:\t#{gitlab_shell_version || "unknown".color(:red)}"
-      puts "Repositories:\t#{Gitlab.config.gitlab_shell.repos_path}"
+      puts "Repository storage paths:"
+      Gitlab.config.repositories.storages.each do |name, path|
+        puts "- #{name}: \t#{path}"
+      end
       puts "Hooks:\t\t#{Gitlab.config.gitlab_shell.hooks_path}"
       puts "Git:\t\t#{Gitlab.config.git.bin_path}"
 
diff --git a/lib/tasks/gitlab/list_repos.rake b/lib/tasks/gitlab/list_repos.rake
index c7596e7abcb..ffcc76e5498 100644
--- a/lib/tasks/gitlab/list_repos.rake
+++ b/lib/tasks/gitlab/list_repos.rake
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ namespace :gitlab do
       scope = scope.where('id IN (?) OR namespace_id in (?)', project_ids, namespace_ids)
     end
     scope.find_each do |project|
-      base = File.join(Gitlab.config.gitlab_shell.repos_path, project.path_with_namespace)
+      base = File.join(project.repository_storage_path, project.path_with_namespace)
       puts base + '.git'
       puts base + '.wiki.git'
     end
diff --git a/lib/tasks/gitlab/shell.rake b/lib/tasks/gitlab/shell.rake
index b1648a4602a..263798e9c22 100644
--- a/lib/tasks/gitlab/shell.rake
+++ b/lib/tasks/gitlab/shell.rake
@@ -12,7 +12,6 @@ namespace :gitlab do
       gitlab_url = Gitlab.config.gitlab.url
       # gitlab-shell requires a / at the end of the url
       gitlab_url += '/' unless gitlab_url.end_with?('/')
-      repos_path = Gitlab.config.gitlab_shell.repos_path
       target_dir = Gitlab.config.gitlab_shell.path
 
       # Clone if needed
@@ -35,7 +34,6 @@ namespace :gitlab do
           user: user,
           gitlab_url: gitlab_url,
           http_settings: {self_signed_cert: false}.stringify_keys,
-          repos_path: repos_path,
           auth_file: File.join(home_dir, ".ssh", "authorized_keys"),
           redis: {
             bin: %x{which redis-cli}.chomp,
@@ -58,10 +56,10 @@ namespace :gitlab do
         File.open("config.yml", "w+") {|f| f.puts config.to_yaml}
 
         # Launch installation process
-        system(*%W(bin/install))
+        system(*%W(bin/install) + repository_storage_paths_args)
 
         # (Re)create hooks
-        system(*%W(bin/create-hooks))
+        system(*%W(bin/create-hooks) + repository_storage_paths_args)
       end
 
       # Required for debian packaging with PKGR: Setup .ssh/environment with
@@ -87,7 +85,8 @@ namespace :gitlab do
         if File.exists?(path_to_repo)
           print '-'
         else
-          if Gitlab::Shell.new.add_repository(project.path_with_namespace)
+          if Gitlab::Shell.new.add_repository(project.repository_storage_path,
+                                              project.path_with_namespace)
             print '.'
           else
             print 'F'
@@ -138,4 +137,3 @@ namespace :gitlab do
     system(*%W(#{Gitlab.config.git.bin_path} reset --hard #{tag}))
   end
 end
-
diff --git a/lib/tasks/gitlab/task_helpers.rake b/lib/tasks/gitlab/task_helpers.rake
index d0c019044b7..ab96b1d3593 100644
--- a/lib/tasks/gitlab/task_helpers.rake
+++ b/lib/tasks/gitlab/task_helpers.rake
@@ -125,10 +125,16 @@ namespace :gitlab do
   end
 
   def all_repos
-    IO.popen(%W(find #{Gitlab.config.gitlab_shell.repos_path} -mindepth 2 -maxdepth 2 -type d -name *.git)) do |find|
-      find.each_line do |path|
-        yield path.chomp
+    Gitlab.config.repositories.storages.each do |name, path|
+      IO.popen(%W(find #{path} -mindepth 2 -maxdepth 2 -type d -name *.git)) do |find|
+        find.each_line do |path|
+          yield path.chomp
+        end
       end
     end
   end
+
+  def repository_storage_paths_args
+    Gitlab.config.repositories.storages.values
+  end
 end
diff --git a/spec/helpers/projects_helper_spec.rb b/spec/helpers/projects_helper_spec.rb
index 09e0bbfd00b..604204cca0a 100644
--- a/spec/helpers/projects_helper_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/helpers/projects_helper_spec.rb
@@ -123,11 +123,17 @@ describe ProjectsHelper do
   end
 
   describe '#sanitized_import_error' do
+    let(:project) { create(:project) }
+
+    before do
+      allow(project).to receive(:repository_storage_path).and_return('/base/repo/path')
+    end
+
     it 'removes the repo path' do
-      repo = File.join(Gitlab.config.gitlab_shell.repos_path, '/namespace/test.git')
+      repo = '/base/repo/path/namespace/test.git'
       import_error = "Could not clone #{repo}\n"
 
-      expect(sanitize_repo_path(import_error)).to eq('Could not clone [REPOS PATH]/namespace/test.git')
+      expect(sanitize_repo_path(project, import_error)).to eq('Could not clone [REPOS PATH]/namespace/test.git')
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/initializers/6_validations_spec.rb b/spec/initializers/6_validations_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 00000000000..5178bd130f4
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/initializers/6_validations_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,41 @@
+require 'spec_helper'
+
+describe '6_validations', lib: true do
+  context 'with correct settings' do
+    before do
+      mock_storages('foo' => '/a/b/c', 'bar' => 'a/b/d')
+    end
+
+    it 'passes through' do
+      expect { load_validations }.not_to raise_error
+    end
+  end
+
+  context 'with invalid storage names' do
+    before do
+      mock_storages('name with spaces' => '/a/b/c')
+    end
+
+    it 'throws an error' do
+      expect { load_validations }.to raise_error('"name with spaces" is not a valid storage name. Please fix this in your gitlab.yml before starting GitLab.')
+    end
+  end
+
+  context 'with nested storage paths' do
+    before do
+      mock_storages('foo' => '/a/b/c', 'bar' => '/a/b/c/d')
+    end
+
+    it 'throws an error' do
+      expect { load_validations }.to raise_error('bar is a nested path of foo. Nested paths are not supported for repository storages. Please fix this in your gitlab.yml before starting GitLab.')
+    end
+  end
+
+  def mock_storages(storages)
+    allow(Gitlab.config.repositories).to receive(:storages).and_return(storages)
+  end
+
+  def load_validations
+    load File.join(__dir__, '../../config/initializers/6_validations.rb')
+  end
+end
diff --git a/spec/lib/gitlab/backend/shell_spec.rb b/spec/lib/gitlab/backend/shell_spec.rb
index fd869f48b5c..e15f13f985b 100644
--- a/spec/lib/gitlab/backend/shell_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/lib/gitlab/backend/shell_spec.rb
@@ -13,6 +13,11 @@ describe Gitlab::Shell, lib: true do
   it { is_expected.to respond_to :add_repository }
   it { is_expected.to respond_to :remove_repository }
   it { is_expected.to respond_to :fork_repository }
+  it { is_expected.to respond_to :gc }
+  it { is_expected.to respond_to :add_namespace }
+  it { is_expected.to respond_to :rm_namespace }
+  it { is_expected.to respond_to :mv_namespace }
+  it { is_expected.to respond_to :exists? }
 
   it { expect(gitlab_shell.url_to_repo('diaspora')).to eq(Gitlab.config.gitlab_shell.ssh_path_prefix + "diaspora.git") }
 
diff --git a/spec/models/namespace_spec.rb b/spec/models/namespace_spec.rb
index 4e68ac5e63a..cbea407f9bf 100644
--- a/spec/models/namespace_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/namespace_spec.rb
@@ -57,6 +57,7 @@ describe Namespace, models: true do
   describe :move_dir do
     before do
       @namespace = create :namespace
+      @project = create :project, namespace: @namespace
       allow(@namespace).to receive(:path_changed?).and_return(true)
     end
 
@@ -87,8 +88,13 @@ describe Namespace, models: true do
   end
 
   describe :rm_dir do
-    it "should remove dir" do
-      expect(namespace.rm_dir).to be_truthy
+    let!(:project) { create(:project, namespace: namespace) }
+    let!(:path) { File.join(Gitlab.config.repositories.storages.default, namespace.path) }
+
+    before { namespace.destroy }
+
+    it "should remove its dirs when deleted" do
+      expect(File.exist?(path)).to be(false)
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/spec/models/project_spec.rb b/spec/models/project_spec.rb
index d305cd9ff1e..ee1142fa3aa 100644
--- a/spec/models/project_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/project_spec.rb
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@ describe Project, models: true do
     it { is_expected.to validate_length_of(:description).is_within(0..2000) }
     it { is_expected.to validate_presence_of(:creator) }
     it { is_expected.to validate_presence_of(:namespace) }
+    it { is_expected.to validate_presence_of(:repository_storage) }
 
     it 'should not allow new projects beyond user limits' do
       project2 = build(:project)
@@ -84,6 +85,20 @@ describe Project, models: true do
         end
       end
     end
+
+    context 'repository storages inclussion' do
+      let(:project2) { build(:project, repository_storage: 'missing') }
+
+      before do
+        storages = { 'custom' => 'tmp/tests/custom_repositories' }
+        allow(Gitlab.config.repositories).to receive(:storages).and_return(storages)
+      end
+
+      it "should not allow repository storages that don't match a label in the configuration" do
+        expect(project2).not_to be_valid
+        expect(project2.errors[:repository_storage].first).to match(/is not included in the list/)
+      end
+    end
   end
 
   describe 'default_scope' do
@@ -131,6 +146,24 @@ describe Project, models: true do
     end
   end
 
+  describe '#repository_storage_path' do
+    let(:project) { create(:project, repository_storage: 'custom') }
+
+    before do
+      FileUtils.mkdir('tmp/tests/custom_repositories')
+      storages = { 'custom' => 'tmp/tests/custom_repositories' }
+      allow(Gitlab.config.repositories).to receive(:storages).and_return(storages)
+    end
+
+    after do
+      FileUtils.rm_rf('tmp/tests/custom_repositories')
+    end
+
+    it 'returns the repository storage path' do
+      expect(project.repository_storage_path).to eq('tmp/tests/custom_repositories')
+    end
+  end
+
   it 'should return valid url to repo' do
     project = Project.new(path: 'somewhere')
     expect(project.url_to_repo).to eq(Gitlab.config.gitlab_shell.ssh_path_prefix + 'somewhere.git')
@@ -729,12 +762,12 @@ describe Project, models: true do
 
       expect(gitlab_shell).to receive(:mv_repository).
         ordered.
-        with("#{ns}/foo", "#{ns}/#{project.path}").
+        with(project.repository_storage_path, "#{ns}/foo", "#{ns}/#{project.path}").
         and_return(true)
 
       expect(gitlab_shell).to receive(:mv_repository).
         ordered.
-        with("#{ns}/foo.wiki", "#{ns}/#{project.path}.wiki").
+        with(project.repository_storage_path, "#{ns}/foo.wiki", "#{ns}/#{project.path}.wiki").
         and_return(true)
 
       expect_any_instance_of(SystemHooksService).
@@ -826,7 +859,7 @@ describe Project, models: true do
     context 'using a regular repository' do
       it 'creates the repository' do
         expect(shell).to receive(:add_repository).
-          with(project.path_with_namespace).
+          with(project.repository_storage_path, project.path_with_namespace).
           and_return(true)
 
         expect(project.repository).to receive(:after_create)
@@ -836,7 +869,7 @@ describe Project, models: true do
 
       it 'adds an error if the repository could not be created' do
         expect(shell).to receive(:add_repository).
-          with(project.path_with_namespace).
+          with(project.repository_storage_path, project.path_with_namespace).
           and_return(false)
 
         expect(project.repository).not_to receive(:after_create)
diff --git a/spec/requests/api/internal_spec.rb b/spec/requests/api/internal_spec.rb
index 437c89c3577..fcea45f19ba 100644
--- a/spec/requests/api/internal_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/requests/api/internal_spec.rb
@@ -72,6 +72,7 @@ describe API::API, api: true  do
 
           expect(response).to have_http_status(200)
           expect(json_response["status"]).to be_truthy
+          expect(json_response["repository_path"]).to eq(project.repository.path_to_repo)
         end
       end
 
@@ -81,6 +82,7 @@ describe API::API, api: true  do
 
           expect(response).to have_http_status(200)
           expect(json_response["status"]).to be_truthy
+          expect(json_response["repository_path"]).to eq(project.repository.path_to_repo)
         end
       end
     end
diff --git a/spec/services/destroy_group_service_spec.rb b/spec/services/destroy_group_service_spec.rb
index afa89b84175..eca8ddd8ea4 100644
--- a/spec/services/destroy_group_service_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/services/destroy_group_service_spec.rb
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ describe DestroyGroupService, services: true do
         Sidekiq::Testing.inline! { destroy_group(group, user) }
       end
 
-      it { expect(gitlab_shell.exists?(group.path)).to be_falsey }
-      it { expect(gitlab_shell.exists?(remove_path)).to be_falsey }
+      it { expect(gitlab_shell.exists?(project.repository_storage_path, group.path)).to be_falsey }
+      it { expect(gitlab_shell.exists?(project.repository_storage_path, remove_path)).to be_falsey }
     end
 
     context 'Sidekiq fake' do
@@ -33,8 +33,8 @@ describe DestroyGroupService, services: true do
         Sidekiq::Testing.fake! { destroy_group(group, user) }
       end
 
-      it { expect(gitlab_shell.exists?(group.path)).to be_falsey }
-      it { expect(gitlab_shell.exists?(remove_path)).to be_truthy }
+      it { expect(gitlab_shell.exists?(project.repository_storage_path, group.path)).to be_falsey }
+      it { expect(gitlab_shell.exists?(project.repository_storage_path, remove_path)).to be_truthy }
     end
   end
 
diff --git a/spec/services/projects/housekeeping_service_spec.rb b/spec/services/projects/housekeeping_service_spec.rb
index 4c5ced7e746..bd4dc6a0f79 100644
--- a/spec/services/projects/housekeeping_service_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/services/projects/housekeeping_service_spec.rb
@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ describe Projects::HousekeepingService do
 
     it 'enqueues a sidekiq job' do
       expect(subject).to receive(:try_obtain_lease).and_return(true)
-      expect(GitlabShellOneShotWorker).to receive(:perform_async).with(:gc, project.path_with_namespace)
+      expect(GitlabShellOneShotWorker).to receive(:perform_async).with(:gc, project.repository_storage_path, project.path_with_namespace)
 
       subject.execute
       expect(project.pushes_since_gc).to eq(0)
diff --git a/spec/services/projects/import_service_spec.rb b/spec/services/projects/import_service_spec.rb
index 068c9a1219c..d5d4d7c56ef 100644
--- a/spec/services/projects/import_service_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/services/projects/import_service_spec.rb
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ describe Projects::ImportService, services: true do
       end
 
       it 'succeeds if repository import is successfully' do
-        expect_any_instance_of(Gitlab::Shell).to receive(:import_repository).with(project.path_with_namespace, project.import_url).and_return(true)
+        expect_any_instance_of(Gitlab::Shell).to receive(:import_repository).with(project.repository_storage_path, project.path_with_namespace, project.import_url).and_return(true)
 
         result = subject.execute
 
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ describe Projects::ImportService, services: true do
       end
 
       it 'fails if repository import fails' do
-        expect_any_instance_of(Gitlab::Shell).to receive(:import_repository).with(project.path_with_namespace, project.import_url).and_raise(Gitlab::Shell::Error.new('Failed to import the repository'))
+        expect_any_instance_of(Gitlab::Shell).to receive(:import_repository).with(project.repository_storage_path, project.path_with_namespace, project.import_url).and_raise(Gitlab::Shell::Error.new('Failed to import the repository'))
 
         result = subject.execute
 
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ describe Projects::ImportService, services: true do
       end
 
       it 'succeeds if importer succeeds' do
-        expect_any_instance_of(Gitlab::Shell).to receive(:import_repository).with(project.path_with_namespace, project.import_url).and_return(true)
+        expect_any_instance_of(Gitlab::Shell).to receive(:import_repository).with(project.repository_storage_path, project.path_with_namespace, project.import_url).and_return(true)
         expect_any_instance_of(Gitlab::GithubImport::Importer).to receive(:execute).and_return(true)
 
         result = subject.execute
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ describe Projects::ImportService, services: true do
 
       it 'flushes various caches' do
         expect_any_instance_of(Gitlab::Shell).to receive(:import_repository).
-          with(project.path_with_namespace, project.import_url).
+          with(project.repository_storage_path, project.path_with_namespace, project.import_url).
           and_return(true)
 
         expect_any_instance_of(Gitlab::GithubImport::Importer).to receive(:execute).
@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ describe Projects::ImportService, services: true do
       end
 
       it 'fails if importer fails' do
-        expect_any_instance_of(Gitlab::Shell).to receive(:import_repository).with(project.path_with_namespace, project.import_url).and_return(true)
+        expect_any_instance_of(Gitlab::Shell).to receive(:import_repository).with(project.repository_storage_path, project.path_with_namespace, project.import_url).and_return(true)
         expect_any_instance_of(Gitlab::GithubImport::Importer).to receive(:execute).and_return(false)
 
         result = subject.execute
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ describe Projects::ImportService, services: true do
       end
 
       it 'fails if importer raise an error' do
-        expect_any_instance_of(Gitlab::Shell).to receive(:import_repository).with(project.path_with_namespace, project.import_url).and_return(true)
+        expect_any_instance_of(Gitlab::Shell).to receive(:import_repository).with(project.repository_storage_path, project.path_with_namespace, project.import_url).and_return(true)
         expect_any_instance_of(Gitlab::GithubImport::Importer).to receive(:execute).and_raise(Projects::ImportService::Error.new('Github: failed to connect API'))
 
         result = subject.execute
diff --git a/spec/support/test_env.rb b/spec/support/test_env.rb
index 426bf53f198..be5331e4770 100644
--- a/spec/support/test_env.rb
+++ b/spec/support/test_env.rb
@@ -80,8 +80,9 @@ module TestEnv
   end
 
   def setup_gitlab_shell
-    unless File.directory?(Rails.root.join(*%w(tmp tests gitlab-shell)))
-      `rake gitlab:shell:install`
+    unless File.directory?(Gitlab.config.gitlab_shell.path)
+      # TODO: Remove `[shards]` when gitlab-shell v3.1.0 is published
+      `rake gitlab:shell:install[shards]`
     end
   end
 
@@ -127,14 +128,14 @@ module TestEnv
 
   def copy_repo(project)
     base_repo_path = File.expand_path(factory_repo_path_bare)
-    target_repo_path = File.expand_path(repos_path + "/#{project.namespace.path}/#{project.path}.git")
+    target_repo_path = File.expand_path(project.repository_storage_path + "/#{project.namespace.path}/#{project.path}.git")
     FileUtils.mkdir_p(target_repo_path)
     FileUtils.cp_r("#{base_repo_path}/.", target_repo_path)
     FileUtils.chmod_R 0755, target_repo_path
   end
 
   def repos_path
-    Gitlab.config.gitlab_shell.repos_path
+    Gitlab.config.repositories.storages.default
   end
 
   def backup_path
@@ -143,7 +144,7 @@ module TestEnv
 
   def copy_forked_repo_with_submodules(project)
     base_repo_path = File.expand_path(forked_repo_path_bare)
-    target_repo_path = File.expand_path(repos_path + "/#{project.namespace.path}/#{project.path}.git")
+    target_repo_path = File.expand_path(project.repository_storage_path + "/#{project.namespace.path}/#{project.path}.git")
     FileUtils.mkdir_p(target_repo_path)
     FileUtils.cp_r("#{base_repo_path}/.", target_repo_path)
     FileUtils.chmod_R 0755, target_repo_path
diff --git a/spec/tasks/gitlab/backup_rake_spec.rb b/spec/tasks/gitlab/backup_rake_spec.rb
index 25da0917134..02308530d13 100644
--- a/spec/tasks/gitlab/backup_rake_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/tasks/gitlab/backup_rake_spec.rb
@@ -98,67 +98,107 @@ describe 'gitlab:app namespace rake task' do
       @backup_tar = tars_glob.first
     end
 
-    before do
-      create_backup
-    end
-
-    after do
-      FileUtils.rm(@backup_tar)
-    end
+    context 'tar creation' do
+      before do
+        create_backup
+      end
 
-    context 'archive file permissions' do
-      it 'should set correct permissions on the tar file' do
-        expect(File.exist?(@backup_tar)).to be_truthy
-        expect(File::Stat.new(@backup_tar).mode.to_s(8)).to eq('100600')
+      after do
+        FileUtils.rm(@backup_tar)
       end
 
-      context 'with custom archive_permissions' do
-        before do
-          allow(Gitlab.config.backup).to receive(:archive_permissions).and_return(0651)
-          # We created a backup in a before(:all) so it got the default permissions.
-          # We now need to do some work to create a _new_ backup file using our stub.
-          FileUtils.rm(@backup_tar)
-          create_backup
+      context 'archive file permissions' do
+        it 'should set correct permissions on the tar file' do
+          expect(File.exist?(@backup_tar)).to be_truthy
+          expect(File::Stat.new(@backup_tar).mode.to_s(8)).to eq('100600')
         end
 
-        it 'uses the custom permissions' do
-          expect(File::Stat.new(@backup_tar).mode.to_s(8)).to eq('100651')
+        context 'with custom archive_permissions' do
+          before do
+            allow(Gitlab.config.backup).to receive(:archive_permissions).and_return(0651)
+            # We created a backup in a before(:all) so it got the default permissions.
+            # We now need to do some work to create a _new_ backup file using our stub.
+            FileUtils.rm(@backup_tar)
+            create_backup
+          end
+
+          it 'uses the custom permissions' do
+            expect(File::Stat.new(@backup_tar).mode.to_s(8)).to eq('100651')
+          end
         end
       end
-    end
 
-    it 'should set correct permissions on the tar contents' do
-      tar_contents, exit_status = Gitlab::Popen.popen(
-        %W{tar -tvf #{@backup_tar} db uploads.tar.gz repositories builds.tar.gz artifacts.tar.gz lfs.tar.gz registry.tar.gz}
-      )
-      expect(exit_status).to eq(0)
-      expect(tar_contents).to match('db/')
-      expect(tar_contents).to match('uploads.tar.gz')
-      expect(tar_contents).to match('repositories/')
-      expect(tar_contents).to match('builds.tar.gz')
-      expect(tar_contents).to match('artifacts.tar.gz')
-      expect(tar_contents).to match('lfs.tar.gz')
-      expect(tar_contents).to match('registry.tar.gz')
-      expect(tar_contents).not_to match(/^.{4,9}[rwx].* (database.sql.gz|uploads.tar.gz|repositories|builds.tar.gz|artifacts.tar.gz|registry.tar.gz)\/$/)
-    end
+      it 'should set correct permissions on the tar contents' do
+        tar_contents, exit_status = Gitlab::Popen.popen(
+          %W{tar -tvf #{@backup_tar} db uploads.tar.gz repositories builds.tar.gz artifacts.tar.gz lfs.tar.gz registry.tar.gz}
+        )
+        expect(exit_status).to eq(0)
+        expect(tar_contents).to match('db/')
+        expect(tar_contents).to match('uploads.tar.gz')
+        expect(tar_contents).to match('repositories/')
+        expect(tar_contents).to match('builds.tar.gz')
+        expect(tar_contents).to match('artifacts.tar.gz')
+        expect(tar_contents).to match('lfs.tar.gz')
+        expect(tar_contents).to match('registry.tar.gz')
+        expect(tar_contents).not_to match(/^.{4,9}[rwx].* (database.sql.gz|uploads.tar.gz|repositories|builds.tar.gz|artifacts.tar.gz|registry.tar.gz)\/$/)
+      end
 
-    it 'should delete temp directories' do
-      temp_dirs = Dir.glob(
-        File.join(Gitlab.config.backup.path, '{db,repositories,uploads,builds,artifacts,lfs,registry}')
-      )
+      it 'should delete temp directories' do
+        temp_dirs = Dir.glob(
+          File.join(Gitlab.config.backup.path, '{db,repositories,uploads,builds,artifacts,lfs,registry}')
+        )
+
+        expect(temp_dirs).to be_empty
+      end
 
-      expect(temp_dirs).to be_empty
+      context 'registry disabled' do
+        let(:enable_registry) { false }
+
+        it 'should not create registry.tar.gz' do
+          tar_contents, exit_status = Gitlab::Popen.popen(
+            %W{tar -tvf #{@backup_tar}}
+          )
+          expect(exit_status).to eq(0)
+          expect(tar_contents).not_to match('registry.tar.gz')
+        end
+      end
     end
 
-    context 'registry disabled' do
-      let(:enable_registry) { false }
+    context 'multiple repository storages' do
+      let(:project_a) { create(:project, repository_storage: 'default') }
+      let(:project_b) { create(:project, repository_storage: 'custom') }
+
+      before do
+        FileUtils.mkdir('tmp/tests/default_storage')
+        FileUtils.mkdir('tmp/tests/custom_storage')
+        storages = {
+          'default' => 'tmp/tests/default_storage',
+          'custom' => 'tmp/tests/custom_storage'
+        }
+        allow(Gitlab.config.repositories).to receive(:storages).and_return(storages)
+
+        # Create the projects now, after mocking the settings but before doing the backup
+        project_a
+        project_b
+
+        # We only need a backup of the repositories for this test
+        ENV["SKIP"] = "db,uploads,builds,artifacts,lfs,registry"
+        create_backup
+      end
+
+      after do
+        FileUtils.rm_rf('tmp/tests/default_storage')
+        FileUtils.rm_rf('tmp/tests/custom_storage')
+        FileUtils.rm(@backup_tar)
+      end
 
-      it 'should not create registry.tar.gz' do
+      it 'should include repositories in all repository storages' do
         tar_contents, exit_status = Gitlab::Popen.popen(
-          %W{tar -tvf #{@backup_tar}}
+          %W{tar -tvf #{@backup_tar} repositories}
         )
         expect(exit_status).to eq(0)
-        expect(tar_contents).not_to match('registry.tar.gz')
+        expect(tar_contents).to match("repositories/#{project_a.path_with_namespace}.bundle")
+        expect(tar_contents).to match("repositories/#{project_b.path_with_namespace}.bundle")
       end
     end
   end # backup_create task
diff --git a/spec/workers/post_receive_spec.rb b/spec/workers/post_receive_spec.rb
index b8e73682c91..20b1a343c27 100644
--- a/spec/workers/post_receive_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/workers/post_receive_spec.rb
@@ -91,6 +91,6 @@ describe PostReceive do
   end
 
   def pwd(project)
-    File.join(Gitlab.config.gitlab_shell.repos_path, project.path_with_namespace)
+    File.join(Gitlab.config.repositories.storages.default, project.path_with_namespace)
   end
 end
diff --git a/spec/workers/repository_fork_worker_spec.rb b/spec/workers/repository_fork_worker_spec.rb
index 4ef05eb29d2..5f762282b5e 100644
--- a/spec/workers/repository_fork_worker_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/workers/repository_fork_worker_spec.rb
@@ -14,6 +14,7 @@ describe RepositoryForkWorker do
   describe "#perform" do
     it "creates a new repository from a fork" do
       expect(shell).to receive(:fork_repository).with(
+        project.repository_storage_path,
         project.path_with_namespace,
         fork_project.namespace.path
       ).and_return(true)
@@ -25,9 +26,11 @@ describe RepositoryForkWorker do
     end
 
     it 'flushes various caches' do
-      expect(shell).to receive(:fork_repository).
-        with(project.path_with_namespace, fork_project.namespace.path).
-        and_return(true)
+      expect(shell).to receive(:fork_repository).with(
+        project.repository_storage_path,
+        project.path_with_namespace,
+        fork_project.namespace.path
+      ).and_return(true)
 
       expect_any_instance_of(Repository).to receive(:expire_emptiness_caches).
         and_call_original