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authorGitLab Bot <gitlab-bot@gitlab.com>2020-08-20 18:42:06 +0000
committerGitLab Bot <gitlab-bot@gitlab.com>2020-08-20 18:42:06 +0000
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@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ is generally stable and can handle many requests, so it is an acceptable
trade off to have only a single instance. See the [reference architectures](../reference_architectures/index.md)
page for an overview of GitLab scaling options.
-## Set up a standalone Redis instance
+## Set up the standalone Redis instance
The steps below are the minimum necessary to configure a Redis server with
Omnibus GitLab:
@@ -28,36 +28,49 @@ Omnibus GitLab:
1. Edit `/etc/gitlab/gitlab.rb` and add the contents:
```ruby
- ## Enable Redis
- redis['enable'] = true
-
- ## Disable all other services
- sidekiq['enable'] = false
- gitlab_workhorse['enable'] = false
- puma['enable'] = false
- postgresql['enable'] = false
- nginx['enable'] = false
- prometheus['enable'] = false
- alertmanager['enable'] = false
- pgbouncer_exporter['enable'] = false
- gitlab_exporter['enable'] = false
- gitaly['enable'] = false
+ ## Enable Redis and disable all other services
+ ## https://docs.gitlab.com/omnibus/roles/
+ roles ['redis_master_role']
+ ## Redis configuration
redis['bind'] = '0.0.0.0'
redis['port'] = 6379
- redis['password'] = 'SECRET_PASSWORD_HERE'
+ redis['password'] = '<redis_password>'
- gitlab_rails['enable'] = false
+ ## Disable automatic database migrations
+ ## Only the primary GitLab application server should handle migrations
+ gitlab_rails['auto_migrate'] = false
```
1. [Reconfigure Omnibus GitLab](../restart_gitlab.md#omnibus-gitlab-reconfigure) for the changes to take effect.
1. Note the Redis node's IP address or hostname, port, and
- Redis password. These will be necessary when configuring the GitLab
- application servers later.
+ Redis password. These will be necessary when [configuring the GitLab
+ application servers](#set-up-the-gitlab-rails-application-instance).
[Advanced configuration options](https://docs.gitlab.com/omnibus/settings/redis.html)
are supported and can be added if needed.
+## Set up the GitLab Rails application instance
+
+On the instance where GitLab is installed:
+
+1. Edit the `/etc/gitlab/gitlab.rb` file and add the following contents:
+
+ ```ruby
+ ## Disable Redis
+ redis['enable'] = false
+
+ gitlab_rails['redis_host'] = 'redis.example.com'
+ gitlab_rails['redis_port'] = 6379
+
+ ## Required if Redis authentication is configured on the Redis node
+ gitlab_rails['redis_password'] = '<redis_password>'
+ ```
+
+1. Save your changes to `/etc/gitlab/gitlab.rb`.
+
+1. [Reconfigure Omnibus GitLab](../restart_gitlab.md#omnibus-gitlab-reconfigure) for the changes to take effect.
+
## Troubleshooting
See the [Redis troubleshooting guide](troubleshooting.md).