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authorGitLab Bot <gitlab-bot@gitlab.com>2020-04-09 21:09:19 +0000
committerGitLab Bot <gitlab-bot@gitlab.com>2020-04-09 21:09:19 +0000
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diff --git a/doc/administration/gitaly/praefect.md b/doc/administration/gitaly/praefect.md
index 0a0e193658e..737deaa7f4e 100644
--- a/doc/administration/gitaly/praefect.md
+++ b/doc/administration/gitaly/praefect.md
@@ -60,12 +60,18 @@ GitLab](https://about.gitlab.com/install/).
- 1 Praefect node (minimal storage required)
- 3 Gitaly nodes (high CPU, high memory, fast storage)
+- 1 GitLab server
You will need the IP/host address for each node.
1. `POSTGRESQL_SERVER_ADDRESS`: the IP/host address of the PostgreSQL server
-1. `PRAEFECT_SERVER_ADDRESS`: the IP/host address of the Praefect server
-1. `GITALY_SERVER_ADDRESS`: the IP/host address of each Gitaly node
+1. `PRAEFECT_HOST`: the IP/host address of the Praefect server
+1. `GITALY_HOST`: the IP/host address of each Gitaly server
+1. `GITLAB_HOST`: the IP/host address of the GitLab server
+
+If you are using a cloud provider, you can look up the addresses for each server through your cloud provider's management console.
+
+If you are using Google Cloud Platform, SoftLayer, or any other vendor that provides a virtual private cloud (VPC) you can use the private addresses for each cloud instance (corresponds to “internal address” for Google Cloud Platform) for `PRAEFECT_HOST`, `GITALY_HOST`, and `GITLAB_HOST`.
#### Secrets
@@ -183,14 +189,18 @@ application server, or a Gitaly node.
1. Configure **Praefect** to listen on network interfaces by editing
`/etc/gitlab/gitlab.rb`:
+ You will need to replace:
+
+ - `PRAEFECT_HOST` with the IP address or hostname of the Praefect node
+
```ruby
# Make Praefect accept connections on all network interfaces.
# Use firewalls to restrict access to this address/port.
- praefect['listen_addr'] = '0.0.0.0:2305'
+ praefect['listen_addr'] = 'PRAEFECT_HOST:2305'
# Enable Prometheus metrics access to Praefect. You must use firewalls
# to restrict access to this address/port.
- praefect['prometheus_listen_addr'] = '0.0.0.0:9652'
+ praefect['prometheus_listen_addr'] = 'PRAEFECT_HOST:9652'
```
1. Configure a strong `auth_token` for **Praefect** by editing
@@ -357,14 +367,18 @@ documentation](index.md#3-gitaly-server-configuration).
1. Configure **Gitaly** to listen on network interfaces by editing
`/etc/gitlab/gitlab.rb`:
+ You will need to replace:
+
+ - `GITALY_HOST` with the IP address or hostname of the Gitaly node
+
```ruby
# Make Gitaly accept connections on all network interfaces.
# Use firewalls to restrict access to this address/port.
- gitaly['listen_addr'] = '0.0.0.0:8075'
+ gitaly['listen_addr'] = 'GITALY_HOST:8075'
# Enable Prometheus metrics access to Gitaly. You must use firewalls
# to restrict access to this address/port.
- gitaly['prometheus_listen_addr'] = '0.0.0.0:9236'
+ gitaly['prometheus_listen_addr'] = 'GITALY_HOST:9236'
```
1. Configure a strong `auth_token` for **Gitaly** by editing
@@ -387,7 +401,7 @@ documentation](index.md#3-gitaly-server-configuration).
# Configure the gitlab-shell API callback URL. Without this, `git push` will
# fail. This can be your front door GitLab URL or an internal load balancer.
# Examples: 'https://example.gitlab.com', 'http://1.2.3.4'
- gitlab_rails['internal_api_url'] = 'GITLAB_SERVER_URL'
+ gitlab_rails['internal_api_url'] = 'http://GITLAB_HOST'
```
1. Configure the storage location for Git data by setting `git_data_dirs` in
@@ -499,12 +513,13 @@ Particular attention should be shown to:
You will need to replace:
- `PRAEFECT_HOST` with the IP address or hostname of the Praefect node
+ - `GITLAB_HOST` with the IP address or hostname of the GitLab server
- `PRAEFECT_EXTERNAL_TOKEN` with the real secret
```ruby
git_data_dirs({
"default" => {
- "path" => "/var/opt/gitlab/git-data"
+ "gitaly_address" => "tcp://GITLAB_HOST:8075"
},
"praefect" => {
"gitaly_address" => "tcp://PRAEFECT_HOST:2305",
@@ -513,6 +528,13 @@ Particular attention should be shown to:
})
```
+1. Allow Gitaly to listen on a tcp port by editing
+ `/etc/gitlab/gitlab.rb`
+
+ ```ruby
+ gitaly['listen_addr'] = 'tcp://GITLAB_HOST:8075'
+ ```
+
1. Configure the `gitlab_shell['secret_token']` so that callbacks from Gitaly
nodes during a `git push` are properly authenticated by editing
`/etc/gitlab/gitlab.rb`:
@@ -526,7 +548,7 @@ Particular attention should be shown to:
1. Configure the `external_url` so that files could be served by GitLab
by proper endpoint access by editing `/etc/gitlab/gitlab.rb`:
- You will need to replace `GITLAB_SERVER_URL` with the real URL on which
+ You will need to replace `GITLAB_SERVER_URL` with the real external facing URL on which
current GitLab instance is serving:
```ruby