Add latest changes from gitlab-org/gitlab@14-6-stable-eev14.6.0-rc42

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diff --git a/doc/install/aws/gitlab_hybrid_on_aws.md b/doc/install/aws/gitlab_hybrid_on_aws.md
index 3c035b33be8..dbd23ff2b30 100644
--- a/doc/install/aws/gitlab_hybrid_on_aws.md
+++ b/doc/install/aws/gitlab_hybrid_on_aws.md
@@ -14,13 +14,13 @@ Amazon provides a managed Kubernetes service offering known as [Amazon Elastic K
 
 ## Tested AWS Bill of Materials by reference architecture size
 
-| GitLab Cloud Native Hybrid Ref Arch                          | GitLab Baseline Perf Test Results Omnibus on Instances       | AWS Bill of Materials (BOM) for CNH                          | AWS Build Performance Testing Results for [CNH](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-com/alliances/aws/implementation-patterns/gitlab-cloud-native-hybrid-on-eks/-/blob/master/gitlab-alliances-testing/5K/5k-QuickStart-ARM-RDS-Redis_v13-12-3-ee_2021-07-23_140128/5k-QuickStart-ARM-RDS-Redis_v13-12-3-ee_2021-07-23_140128_results.txt) | CNH Cost Estimate 3 AZs*                                     |
+| GitLab Cloud Native Hybrid Ref Arch                          | GitLab Baseline Perf Test Results Omnibus on Instances       | AWS Bill of Materials (BOM) for CNH                          | AWS Build Performance Testing Results for [CNH](https://gitlab.com/guided-explorations/aws/implementation-patterns/gitlab-cloud-native-hybrid-on-eks/-/blob/master/gitlab-alliances-testing/5K/5k-QuickStart-ARM-RDS-Redis_v13-12-3-ee_2021-07-23_140128/5k-QuickStart-ARM-RDS-Redis_v13-12-3-ee_2021-07-23_140128_results.txt) | CNH Cost Estimate 3 AZs*                                     |
 | ------------------------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------ |
 | [2K Omnibus](../../administration/reference_architectures/2k_users.md) | [2K Baseline](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/quality/performance/-/wikis/Benchmarks/Latest/2k) | [2K Cloud Native Hybrid on EKS](#2k-cloud-native-hybrid-on-eks) | GPT Test Results                                             | [1 YR Ec2 Compute Savings + 1 YR RDS & Elasticache RIs](https://calculator.aws/#/estimate?id=544bcf1162beae6b8130ad257d081cdf9d4504e3)<br />(2 AZ Cost Estimate is in BOM Below) |
-| [3K](../../administration/reference_architectures/3k_users.md#cloud-native-hybrid-reference-architecture-with-helm-charts-alternative) | [3k Baseline](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/quality/performance/-/wikis/Benchmarks/Latest/3k) | [3K Cloud Native Hybrid on EKS](#3k-cloud-native-hybrid-on-eks) | [3K Full Fixed Scale GPT Test Results](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-com/alliances/aws/implementation-patterns/gitlab-cloud-native-hybrid-on-eks/-/blob/master/gitlab-alliances-testing/3K/3k-QuickStart-ARM-RDS-Cache_v13-12-3-ee_2021-07-23_124216/3k-QuickStart-ARM-RDS-Cache_v13-12-3-ee_2021-07-23_124216_results.txt)<br /><br />[3K Elastic Auto Scale GPT Test Results](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-com/alliances/aws/implementation-patterns/gitlab-cloud-native-hybrid-on-eks/-/blob/master/gitlab-alliances-testing/3K/3k-QuickStart-AutoScale-ARM-RDS-Cache_v13-12-3-ee_2021-07-23_194200/3k-QuickStart-AutoScale-ARM-RDS-Cache_v13-12-3-ee_2021-07-23_194200_results.txt) | [1 YR Ec2 Compute Savings + 1 YR RDS & Elasticache RIs](https://calculator.aws/#/estimate?id=f1294fec554e21be999711cddcdab9c5e7f83f14)<br />(2 AZ Cost Estimate is in BOM Below) |
-| [5K](../../administration/reference_architectures/5k_users.md#cloud-native-hybrid-reference-architecture-with-helm-charts-alternative) | [5k Baseline](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/quality/performance/-/wikis/Benchmarks/Latest/5k) | [5K Cloud Native Hybrid on EKS](#5k-cloud-native-hybrid-on-eks) | [5K Full Fixed Scale GPT Test Results](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-com/alliances/aws/implementation-patterns/gitlab-cloud-native-hybrid-on-eks/-/blob/master/gitlab-alliances-testing/5K/5k-QuickStart-ARM-RDS-Redis_v13-12-3-ee_2021-07-23_140128/5k-QuickStart-ARM-RDS-Redis_v13-12-3-ee_2021-07-23_140128_results.txt)<br /><br />[5K AutoScale from 25% GPT Test Results](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-com/alliances/aws/implementation-patterns/gitlab-cloud-native-hybrid-on-eks/-/blob/master/gitlab-alliances-testing/5K/5k-QuickStart-AutoScale-From-25Percent-ARM-RDS-Redis_v13-12-3-ee_2021-07-24_102717/5k-QuickStart-AutoScale-From-25Percent-ARM-RDS-Redis_v13-12-3-ee_2021-07-24_102717_results.txt) | [1 YR Ec2 Compute Savings + 1 YR RDS & Elasticache RIs](https://calculator.aws/#/estimate?id=330ee43c5b14662db5df6e52b34898d181a09e16) |
-| [10K](../../administration/reference_architectures/10k_users.md#cloud-native-hybrid-reference-architecture-with-helm-charts-alternative) | [10k Baseline](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/quality/performance/-/wikis/Benchmarks/Latest/10k) | [10K Cloud Native Hybrid on EKS](#10k-cloud-native-hybrid-on-eks) | [10K Full Fixed Scale GPT Test Results](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-com/alliances/aws/implementation-patterns/gitlab-cloud-native-hybrid-on-eks/-/blob/master/gitlab-alliances-testing/10K/GL-CloudNative-10k-RDS-Graviton_v13-12-3-ee_2021-07-08_194647/GL-CloudNative-10k-RDS-Graviton_v13-12-3-ee_2021-07-08_194647_results.txt)<br /><br />[10K Elastic Auto Scale GPT Test Results](hhttps://gitlab.com/gitlab-com/alliances/aws/implementation-patterns/gitlab-cloud-native-hybrid-on-eks/-/blob/master/gitlab-alliances-testing/10K/GL-CloudNative-10k-AutoScaling-Test_v13-12-3-ee_2021-07-09_115139/GL-CloudNative-10k-AutoScaling-Test_v13-12-3-ee_2021-07-09_115139_results.txt) | [10K 1 YR Ec2 Compute Savings + 1 YR RDS & Elasticache RIs](https://calculator.aws/#/estimate?id=5ac2e07a22e01c36ee76b5477c5a046cd1bea792) |
-| [50K](../../administration/reference_architectures/50k_users.md#cloud-native-hybrid-reference-architecture-with-helm-charts-alternative) | [50k Baseline](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/quality/performance/-/wikis/Benchmarks/Latest/50k) | [50K Cloud Native Hybrid on EKS](#50k-cloud-native-hybrid-on-eks) | [50K Full Fixed Scale GPT Test Results](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-com/alliances/aws/implementation-patterns/gitlab-cloud-native-hybrid-on-eks/-/blob/master/gitlab-alliances-testing/50K/50k-Fixed-Scale-Test_v13-12-3-ee_2021-08-13_172819/50k-Fixed-Scale-Test_v13-12-3-ee_2021-08-13_172819_results.txt)<br /><br />[10K Elastic Auto Scale GPT Test Results](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-com/alliances/aws/implementation-patterns/gitlab-cloud-native-hybrid-on-eks/-/blob/master/gitlab-alliances-testing/50K/50k-AutoScale-Test_v13-12-3-ee_2021-08-13_192633/50k-AutoScale-Test_v13-12-3-ee_2021-08-13_192633.txt) | [50K 1 YR Ec2 Compute Savings + 1 YR RDS & Elasticache RIs](https://calculator.aws/#/estimate?id=b9c9d6ac1d4a7848011d2050cef3120931fb7c22) |
+| [3K](../../administration/reference_architectures/3k_users.md#cloud-native-hybrid-reference-architecture-with-helm-charts-alternative) | [3k Baseline](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/quality/performance/-/wikis/Benchmarks/Latest/3k) | [3K Cloud Native Hybrid on EKS](#3k-cloud-native-hybrid-on-eks) | [3K Full Fixed Scale GPT Test Results](https://gitlab.com/guided-explorations/aws/implementation-patterns/gitlab-cloud-native-hybrid-on-eks/-/blob/master/gitlab-alliances-testing/3K/3k-QuickStart-ARM-RDS-Cache_v13-12-3-ee_2021-07-23_124216/3k-QuickStart-ARM-RDS-Cache_v13-12-3-ee_2021-07-23_124216_results.txt)<br /><br />[3K Elastic Auto Scale GPT Test Results](https://gitlab.com/guided-explorations/aws/implementation-patterns/gitlab-cloud-native-hybrid-on-eks/-/blob/master/gitlab-alliances-testing/3K/3k-QuickStart-AutoScale-ARM-RDS-Cache_v13-12-3-ee_2021-07-23_194200/3k-QuickStart-AutoScale-ARM-RDS-Cache_v13-12-3-ee_2021-07-23_194200_results.txt) | [1 YR Ec2 Compute Savings + 1 YR RDS & Elasticache RIs](https://calculator.aws/#/estimate?id=f1294fec554e21be999711cddcdab9c5e7f83f14)<br />(2 AZ Cost Estimate is in BOM Below) |
+| [5K](../../administration/reference_architectures/5k_users.md#cloud-native-hybrid-reference-architecture-with-helm-charts-alternative) | [5k Baseline](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/quality/performance/-/wikis/Benchmarks/Latest/5k) | [5K Cloud Native Hybrid on EKS](#5k-cloud-native-hybrid-on-eks) | [5K Full Fixed Scale GPT Test Results](https://gitlab.com/guided-explorations/aws/implementation-patterns/gitlab-cloud-native-hybrid-on-eks/-/blob/master/gitlab-alliances-testing/5K/5k-QuickStart-ARM-RDS-Redis_v13-12-3-ee_2021-07-23_140128/5k-QuickStart-ARM-RDS-Redis_v13-12-3-ee_2021-07-23_140128_results.txt)<br /><br />[5K AutoScale from 25% GPT Test Results](https://gitlab.com/guided-explorations/aws/implementation-patterns/gitlab-cloud-native-hybrid-on-eks/-/blob/master/gitlab-alliances-testing/5K/5k-QuickStart-AutoScale-From-25Percent-ARM-RDS-Redis_v13-12-3-ee_2021-07-24_102717/5k-QuickStart-AutoScale-From-25Percent-ARM-RDS-Redis_v13-12-3-ee_2021-07-24_102717_results.txt) | [1 YR Ec2 Compute Savings + 1 YR RDS & Elasticache RIs](https://calculator.aws/#/estimate?id=330ee43c5b14662db5df6e52b34898d181a09e16) |
+| [10K](../../administration/reference_architectures/10k_users.md#cloud-native-hybrid-reference-architecture-with-helm-charts-alternative) | [10k Baseline](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/quality/performance/-/wikis/Benchmarks/Latest/10k) | [10K Cloud Native Hybrid on EKS](#10k-cloud-native-hybrid-on-eks) | [10K Full Fixed Scale GPT Test Results](https://gitlab.com/guided-explorations/aws/implementation-patterns/gitlab-cloud-native-hybrid-on-eks/-/blob/master/gitlab-alliances-testing/10K/GL-CloudNative-10k-RDS-Graviton_v13-12-3-ee_2021-07-08_194647/GL-CloudNative-10k-RDS-Graviton_v13-12-3-ee_2021-07-08_194647_results.txt)<br /><br />[10K Elastic Auto Scale GPT Test Results](hhttps://gitlab.com/guided-explorations/aws/implementation-patterns/gitlab-cloud-native-hybrid-on-eks/-/blob/master/gitlab-alliances-testing/10K/GL-CloudNative-10k-AutoScaling-Test_v13-12-3-ee_2021-07-09_115139/GL-CloudNative-10k-AutoScaling-Test_v13-12-3-ee_2021-07-09_115139_results.txt) | [10K 1 YR Ec2 Compute Savings + 1 YR RDS & Elasticache RIs](https://calculator.aws/#/estimate?id=5ac2e07a22e01c36ee76b5477c5a046cd1bea792) |
+| [50K](../../administration/reference_architectures/50k_users.md#cloud-native-hybrid-reference-architecture-with-helm-charts-alternative) | [50k Baseline](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/quality/performance/-/wikis/Benchmarks/Latest/50k) | [50K Cloud Native Hybrid on EKS](#50k-cloud-native-hybrid-on-eks) | [50K Full Fixed Scale GPT Test Results](https://gitlab.com/guided-explorations/aws/implementation-patterns/gitlab-cloud-native-hybrid-on-eks/-/blob/master/gitlab-alliances-testing/50K/50k-Fixed-Scale-Test_v13-12-3-ee_2021-08-13_172819/50k-Fixed-Scale-Test_v13-12-3-ee_2021-08-13_172819_results.txt)<br /><br />[10K Elastic Auto Scale GPT Test Results](https://gitlab.com/guided-explorations/aws/implementation-patterns/gitlab-cloud-native-hybrid-on-eks/-/blob/master/gitlab-alliances-testing/50K/50k-AutoScale-Test_v13-12-3-ee_2021-08-13_192633/50k-AutoScale-Test_v13-12-3-ee_2021-08-13_192633.txt) | [50K 1 YR Ec2 Compute Savings + 1 YR RDS & Elasticache RIs](https://calculator.aws/#/estimate?id=b9c9d6ac1d4a7848011d2050cef3120931fb7c22) |
 
 \*Cost calculations for actual implementations are a rough guideline with the following considerations:
 
@@ -41,18 +41,20 @@ The developer preview deploys Aurora PostgreSQL, but the release version will de
 The [GitLab Environment Toolkit (GET)](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/quality/gitlab-environment-toolkit/-/tree/master) is an effort made by GitLab to create a multi-cloud, multi-GitLab (Omnibus + Cloud Native Hybrid) toolkit to provision GitLab. GET is developed by GitLab developers and is open to community contributions.
 It is helpful to review the [GitLab Environment Toolkit (GET) Issues](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/quality/gitlab-environment-toolkit/-/issues) to understand if any of them may affect your provisioning plans.
 
-|                                                              | [AWS Quick Start for GitLab Cloud Native Hybrid on EKS](https://aws-quickstart.github.io/quickstart-eks-gitlab/) | [GitLab Environment Toolkit (GET)](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/quality/gitlab-environment-toolkit/-/tree/master) |
+|                                                              | [AWS Quick Start for GitLab Cloud Native Hybrid on EKS](https://aws-quickstart.github.io/quickstart-eks-gitlab/) | [GitLab Environment Toolkit (GET)](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/quality/gitlab-environment-toolkit) |
 | ------------------------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------ |
+| Licensing                                                    | [Open Source (Apache 2.0)](https://github.com/aws-quickstart/quickstart-eks-gitlab/blob/main/LICENSE.txt) | [GitLab Enterprise Edition license](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/quality/gitlab-environment-toolkit/-/blob/main/LICENSE) ([GitLab Premium tier](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/quality/gitlab-environment-toolkit/-/blob/main/README.md)) |
+| Overview and Vision                                          | [AWS Quick Start](https://aws.amazon.com/quickstart/)        | [GitLab Environment Toolkit](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/quality/gitlab-environment-toolkit/-/blob/main/README.md) |
 | GitLab Reference Architecture Compliant                      | Yes                                                          | Yes                                                          |
 | GitLab Performance Tool (GPT) Tested                         | Yes                                                          | Yes                                                          |
 | Amazon Well Architected Compliant                            | Yes<br />(via Quick Start program)                           | Critical portions <br />reviewed by AWS                      |
 | Target Cloud Platforms                                       | AWS                                                          | AWS, Google, Azure                                           |
 | IaC Languages                                                | CloudFormation (Quick Starts)                                | Terraform, Ansible                                           |
-| Community Contributions and Participation (EcoSystem)        | <u>GitLab QSG</u>: Getting Started<br /><u>For QSG Dependencies (e.g. EKS)</u>: Substantial | Getting Started                                              |
-| Compatible with AWS Meta-Automation Services (via CloudFormation) | Service Catalog (Direct Import), Control Tower<br />Quick Starts, SaaS Factory | No                                                           |
+| Community Contributions and Participation (EcoSystem)        | <u>GitLab QSG</u>: Getting Started<br /><u>For QSG Dependencies (for example, EKS)</u>: Substantial | Getting Started                                              |
+| Compatible with AWS Meta-Automation Services (via CloudFormation) | - [AWS Service Catalog](https://aws.amazon.com/servicecatalog/) (Direct Import)<br>- [ServiceNow via an AWS Service Catalog Connector](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/servicecatalog/latest/adminguide/integrations-servicenow.html#integrations-servicenow)<br>- [Jira Service Manager via an AWS Service Catalog Connector](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/servicecatalog/latest/adminguide/integrations-jiraservicedesk.html#integrations-jiraservicedesk)<br>- [AWS Control Tower](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/controltower/) ([Integration](https://aws.amazon.com/blogs/infrastructure-and-automation/deploy-aws-quick-start-to-multiple-accounts-using-aws-control-tower/))<br>- Quick Starts<br>- [AWS SaaS Factory](https://aws.amazon.com/partners/programs/saas-factory/) | No |
 | Results in a Ready-to-Use instance                           | Yes                                                          | Manual Actions or <br />Supplemental IaC Required            |
 | **<u>Configuration Features</u>**                            |                                                              |                                                              |
-| Can deploy Omnibus GitLab (non-Kubernetes                    | No                                                           | Yes                                                          |
+| Can deploy Omnibus GitLab (non-Kubernetes)                   | No                                                           | Yes                                                          |
 | Results in a self-healing Gitaly Cluster configuration       | Yes                                                          | No                                                           |
 | Complete Internal Encryption                                 | 85%, Targeting 100%                                          | Manual                                                       |
 | AWS GovCloud Support                                         | Yes                                                          | TBD                                                          |
@@ -65,7 +67,7 @@ Gitaly Cluster uses a consistency voting system to implement strong consistency
 
 ### Streamlined Performance Testing of AWS Quick Start Prepared GitLab Instances
 
-A set of performance testing instructions have been abbreviated for testing a GitLab instance prepared using the AWS Quick Start for GitLab Cloud Native Hybrid on EKS. They assume zero familiarity with GitLab Performance Tool. They can be accessed here: [Performance Testing an Instance Prepared using AWS Quick Start for GitLab Cloud Native Hybrid on EKS](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-com/alliances/aws/implementation-patterns/gitlab-cloud-native-hybrid-on-eks/-/blob/master/Easy-DIY-Perf-Testing.md).
+A set of performance testing instructions have been abbreviated for testing a GitLab instance prepared using the AWS Quick Start for GitLab Cloud Native Hybrid on EKS. They assume zero familiarity with GitLab Performance Tool. They can be accessed here: [Performance Testing an Instance Prepared using AWS Quick Start for GitLab Cloud Native Hybrid on EKS](https://gitlab.com/guided-explorations/aws/implementation-patterns/getting-started-gitlab-aws-quick-start/-/wikis/Easy-Performance-Testing-for-AWS-Quick-Start-for-GitLab-CNH).
 
 ### AWS GovCloud Support for AWS Quick Start for GitLab CNH on EKS
 
@@ -129,7 +131,7 @@ Some services, such as log aggregation, outbound email are not specified by GitL
 - TBD
 
  **Deploy Now**
- Deploy Now links leverage the AWS Quick Start automation and only prepopulate the number of instances and instance types for the Quick Start based on the Bill of Meterials below. You must provide appropriate input for all other parameters by following the guidance in the [Quick Start documentation's Deployment steps](https://aws-quickstart.github.io/quickstart-eks-gitlab/#_deployment_steps) section.
+ Deploy Now links leverage the AWS Quick Start automation and only pre-populate the number of instances and instance types for the Quick Start based on the Bill of Materials below. You must provide appropriate input for all other parameters by following the guidance in the [Quick Start documentation's Deployment steps](https://aws-quickstart.github.io/quickstart-eks-gitlab/#_deployment_steps) section.
 
 - **Deploy Now: AWS Quick Start for 2 AZs**
 - **Deploy Now: AWS Quick Start for 3 AZs**
@@ -174,15 +176,15 @@ If EKS node autoscaling is employed, it is likely that your average loading will
 
 **GPT Test Results**
 
-- [3K Full Fixed Scale GPT Test Results](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-com/alliances/aws/implementation-patterns/gitlab-cloud-native-hybrid-on-eks/-/blob/master/gitlab-alliances-testing/3K/3k-QuickStart-ARM-RDS-Cache_v13-12-3-ee_2021-07-23_124216/3k-QuickStart-ARM-RDS-Cache_v13-12-3-ee_2021-07-23_124216_results.txt)
+- [3K Full Fixed Scale GPT Test Results](https://gitlab.com/guided-explorations/aws/implementation-patterns/gitlab-cloud-native-hybrid-on-eks/-/blob/master/gitlab-alliances-testing/3K/3k-QuickStart-ARM-RDS-Cache_v13-12-3-ee_2021-07-23_124216/3k-QuickStart-ARM-RDS-Cache_v13-12-3-ee_2021-07-23_124216_results.txt)
 
-- [3K AutoScale from 25% GPT Test Results](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-com/alliances/aws/implementation-patterns/gitlab-cloud-native-hybrid-on-eks/-/blob/master/gitlab-alliances-testing/3K/3k-QuickStart-AutoScale-ARM-RDS-Cache_v13-12-3-ee_2021-07-23_194200/3k-QuickStart-AutoScale-ARM-RDS-Cache_v13-12-3-ee_2021-07-23_194200_results.txt)
+- [3K AutoScale from 25% GPT Test Results](https://gitlab.com/guided-explorations/aws/implementation-patterns/gitlab-cloud-native-hybrid-on-eks/-/blob/master/gitlab-alliances-testing/3K/3k-QuickStart-AutoScale-ARM-RDS-Cache_v13-12-3-ee_2021-07-23_194200/3k-QuickStart-AutoScale-ARM-RDS-Cache_v13-12-3-ee_2021-07-23_194200_results.txt)
 
   Elastic Auto Scale GPT Test Results start with an idle scaled cluster and then start the standard GPT test to determine if the EKS Auto Scaler performs well enough to keep up with performance test demands. In general this is substantially harder ramping than the scaling required when the ramping is driven my normal production workloads.
 
 **Deploy Now**
 
-Deploy Now links leverage the AWS Quick Start automation and only prepopulate the number of instances and instance types for the Quick Start based on the Bill of Meterials below. You must provide appropriate input for all other parameters by following the guidance in the [Quick Start documentation's Deployment steps](https://aws-quickstart.github.io/quickstart-eks-gitlab/#_deployment_steps) section.
+Deploy Now links leverage the AWS Quick Start automation and only pre-populate the number of instances and instance types for the Quick Start based on the Bill of Materials below. You must provide appropriate input for all other parameters by following the guidance in the [Quick Start documentation's Deployment steps](https://aws-quickstart.github.io/quickstart-eks-gitlab/#_deployment_steps) section.
 
 - **[Deploy Now: AWS Quick Start for 2 AZs](https://us-east-2.console.aws.amazon.com/cloudformation/home?region=us-east-2#/stacks/quickcreate?templateUrl=https://aws-quickstart.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/quickstart-eks-gitlab/templates/gitlab-entry-new-vpc.template.yaml&stackName=Gitlab-EKS-3K-Users-2AZs&param_NumberOfAZs=2&param_NodeInstanceType=c5.2xlarge&param_NumberOfNodes=3&param_MaxNumberOfNodes=3&param_DBInstanceClass=db.r6g.xlarge&param_CacheNodes=2&param_CacheNodeType=cache.m6g.large&param_GitalyInstanceType=m5.large&param_NumberOfGitalyReplicas=3&param_PraefectInstanceType=c5.large&param_NumberOfPraefectReplicas=3)**
 - **[Deploy Now: AWS Quick Start for 3 AZs](https://us-east-2.console.aws.amazon.com/cloudformation/home?region=us-east-2#/stacks/quickcreate?templateUrl=https://aws-quickstart.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/quickstart-eks-gitlab/templates/gitlab-entry-new-vpc.template.yaml&stackName=Gitlab-EKS-3K-Users-3AZs&param_NumberOfAZs=3&param_NodeInstanceType=c5.2xlarge&param_NumberOfNodes=3&param_MaxNumberOfNodes=3&param_DBInstanceClass=db.r6g.xlarge&param_CacheNodes=3&param_CacheNodeType=cache.m6g.large&param_GitalyInstanceType=m5.large&param_NumberOfGitalyReplicas=3&param_PraefectInstanceType=c5.large&param_NumberOfPraefectReplicas=3)**
@@ -203,7 +205,7 @@ On Demand pricing is used in this table for comparisons, but should not be used
 | Supporting services such as NGINX, Prometheus, etc           | [2 allocations](../../administration/reference_architectures/3k_users.md#cluster-topology) x ([2 vCPU and 7.5 GB](../../administration/reference_architectures/3k_users.md#cluster-topology)) = <br />4 vCPU, 15 GB |                                                              |                                                    |
 | **GitLab Ref Arch Raw Total K8s Node Capacity**              | 32 vCPU, 56 GB                                               |                                                              |                                                    |
 | One Node for Overhead and Miscellaneous (EKS Cluster AutoScaler, Grafana, Prometheus, etc) | + 16 vCPU, 32GB                                              |                                                              |                                                    |
-| **Grand Total w/ Overheads Full Scale**<br />Minimum hosts = 3 | 48 vCPU, 88 GB                                               | **c5.2xlarge** (8vcpu/16GB) x 5 nodes<br />40 vCPU, 80 GB<br />[Full Fixed Scale GPT Test Results](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-com/alliances/aws/implementation-patterns/gitlab-cloud-native-hybrid-on-eks/-/blob/master/gitlab-alliances-testing/3K/3k-QuickStart-ARM-RDS-Cache_v13-12-3-ee_2021-07-23_124216/3k-QuickStart-ARM-RDS-Cache_v13-12-3-ee_2021-07-23_124216_results.txt) | $1.70/hr                                           |
+| **Grand Total w/ Overheads Full Scale**<br />Minimum hosts = 3 | 48 vCPU, 88 GB                                               | **c5.2xlarge** (8vcpu/16GB) x 5 nodes<br />40 vCPU, 80 GB<br />[Full Fixed Scale GPT Test Results](https://gitlab.com/guided-explorations/aws/implementation-patterns/gitlab-cloud-native-hybrid-on-eks/-/blob/master/gitlab-alliances-testing/3K/3k-QuickStart-ARM-RDS-Cache_v13-12-3-ee_2021-07-23_124216/3k-QuickStart-ARM-RDS-Cache_v13-12-3-ee_2021-07-23_124216_results.txt) | $1.70/hr                                           |
 | **Possible Idle Configuration (Scaled-In 75% - round up)**<br />Pod autoscaling must be also adjusted to enable lower idling configuration. | 24 vCPU, 48 GB                                               | c5.2xlarge x 4                                               | $1.36/hr                                           |
 
 Other combinations of node type and quantity can be used to meet the Grand Total. Due to the properties of pods, hosts that are overly small may have significant unused capacity.
@@ -228,9 +230,9 @@ If EKS node autoscaling is employed, it is likely that your average loading will
 
 **GPT Test Results**
 
-- [5K Full Fixed Scale GPT Test Results](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-com/alliances/aws/implementation-patterns/gitlab-cloud-native-hybrid-on-eks/-/blob/master/gitlab-alliances-testing/5K/5k-QuickStart-ARM-RDS-Redis_v13-12-3-ee_2021-07-23_140128/5k-QuickStart-ARM-RDS-Redis_v13-12-3-ee_2021-07-23_140128_results.txt)
+- [5K Full Fixed Scale GPT Test Results](https://gitlab.com/guided-explorations/aws/implementation-patterns/gitlab-cloud-native-hybrid-on-eks/-/blob/master/gitlab-alliances-testing/5K/5k-QuickStart-ARM-RDS-Redis_v13-12-3-ee_2021-07-23_140128/5k-QuickStart-ARM-RDS-Redis_v13-12-3-ee_2021-07-23_140128_results.txt)
 
-- [5K AutoScale from 25% GPT Test Results](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-com/alliances/aws/implementation-patterns/gitlab-cloud-native-hybrid-on-eks/-/blob/master/gitlab-alliances-testing/5K/5k-QuickStart-AutoScale-From-25Percent-ARM-RDS-Redis_v13-12-3-ee_2021-07-24_102717/5k-QuickStart-AutoScale-From-25Percent-ARM-RDS-Redis_v13-12-3-ee_2021-07-24_102717_results.txt)
+- [5K AutoScale from 25% GPT Test Results](https://gitlab.com/guided-explorations/aws/implementation-patterns/gitlab-cloud-native-hybrid-on-eks/-/blob/master/gitlab-alliances-testing/5K/5k-QuickStart-AutoScale-From-25Percent-ARM-RDS-Redis_v13-12-3-ee_2021-07-24_102717/5k-QuickStart-AutoScale-From-25Percent-ARM-RDS-Redis_v13-12-3-ee_2021-07-24_102717_results.txt)
 
   Elastic Auto Scale GPT Test Results start with an idle scaled cluster and then start the standard GPT test to determine if the EKS Auto Scaler performs well enough to keep up with performance test demands. In general this is substantially harder ramping than the scaling required when the ramping is driven my normal production workloads.
 
@@ -257,7 +259,7 @@ On Demand pricing is used in this table for comparisons, but should not be used
 | Supporting services such as NGINX, Prometheus, etc           | [2 allocations](../../administration/reference_architectures/5k_users.md#cluster-topology) x ([2 vCPU and 7.5 GB](../../administration/reference_architectures/5k_users.md#cluster-topology)) = <br />4 vCPU, 15 GB |                                                              |                                                    |
 | **GitLab Ref Arch Raw Total K8s Node Capacity**              | 62 vCPU, 96.5 GB                                             |                                                              |                                                    |
 | One Node for Quick Start Overhead and Miscellaneous (EKS Cluster AutoScaler, Grafana, Prometheus, etc) | + 8 vCPU, 16GB                                               |                                                              |                                                    |
-| **Grand Total w/ Overheads Full Scale**<br />Minimum hosts = 3 | 70 vCPU, 112.5 GB                                            | **c5.2xlarge** (8vcpu/16GB) x 9 nodes<br />72 vCPU, 144 GB<br />[Full Fixed Scale GPT Test Results](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-com/alliances/aws/implementation-patterns/gitlab-cloud-native-hybrid-on-eks/-/blob/master/gitlab-alliances-testing/5K/5k-QuickStart-ARM-RDS-Redis_v13-12-3-ee_2021-07-23_140128/5k-QuickStart-ARM-RDS-Redis_v13-12-3-ee_2021-07-23_140128_results.txt) | $2.38/hr                                           |
+| **Grand Total w/ Overheads Full Scale**<br />Minimum hosts = 3 | 70 vCPU, 112.5 GB                                            | **c5.2xlarge** (8vcpu/16GB) x 9 nodes<br />72 vCPU, 144 GB<br />[Full Fixed Scale GPT Test Results](https://gitlab.com/guided-explorations/aws/implementation-patterns/gitlab-cloud-native-hybrid-on-eks/-/blob/master/gitlab-alliances-testing/5K/5k-QuickStart-ARM-RDS-Redis_v13-12-3-ee_2021-07-23_140128/5k-QuickStart-ARM-RDS-Redis_v13-12-3-ee_2021-07-23_140128_results.txt) | $2.38/hr                                           |
 | **Possible Idle Configuration (Scaled-In 75% - round up)**<br />Pod autoscaling must be also adjusted to enable lower idling configuration. | 24 vCPU, 48 GB                                               | c5.2xlarge x 7                                               | $1.85/hr                                           |
 
 Other combinations of node type and quantity can be used to meet the Grand Total. Due to the cpu and memory requirements of pods, hosts that are overly small may have significant unused capacity.
@@ -282,9 +284,9 @@ If EKS node autoscaling is employed, it is likely that your average loading will
 
 **GPT Test Results**
 
-- [10K Full Fixed Scale GPT Test Results](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-com/alliances/aws/implementation-patterns/gitlab-cloud-native-hybrid-on-eks/-/blob/master/gitlab-alliances-testing/10K/GL-CloudNative-10k-RDS-Graviton_v13-12-3-ee_2021-07-08_194647/GL-CloudNative-10k-RDS-Graviton_v13-12-3-ee_2021-07-08_194647_results.txt)
+- [10K Full Fixed Scale GPT Test Results](https://gitlab.com/guided-explorations/aws/implementation-patterns/gitlab-cloud-native-hybrid-on-eks/-/blob/master/gitlab-alliances-testing/10K/GL-CloudNative-10k-RDS-Graviton_v13-12-3-ee_2021-07-08_194647/GL-CloudNative-10k-RDS-Graviton_v13-12-3-ee_2021-07-08_194647_results.txt)
 
-- [10K Elastic Auto Scale GPT Test Results](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-com/alliances/aws/implementation-patterns/gitlab-cloud-native-hybrid-on-eks/-/blob/master/gitlab-alliances-testing/10K/GL-CloudNative-10k-AutoScaling-Test_v13-12-3-ee_2021-07-09_115139/GL-CloudNative-10k-AutoScaling-Test_v13-12-3-ee_2021-07-09_115139_results.txt)
+- [10K Elastic Auto Scale GPT Test Results](https://gitlab.com/guided-explorations/aws/implementation-patterns/gitlab-cloud-native-hybrid-on-eks/-/blob/master/gitlab-alliances-testing/10K/GL-CloudNative-10k-AutoScaling-Test_v13-12-3-ee_2021-07-09_115139/GL-CloudNative-10k-AutoScaling-Test_v13-12-3-ee_2021-07-09_115139_results.txt)
 
   Elastic Auto Scale GPT Test Results start with an idle scaled cluster and then start the standard GPT test to determine if the EKS Auto Scaler performs well enough to keep up with performance test demands. In general this is substantially harder ramping than the scaling required when the ramping is driven my normal production workloads.
 
@@ -310,8 +312,8 @@ On Demand pricing is used in this table for comparisons, but should not be used
 | Supporting services such as NGINX, Prometheus, etc           | [2 allocations](../../administration/reference_architectures/10k_users.md#cluster-topology) x ([2 vCPU and 7.5 GB](../../administration/reference_architectures/10k_users.md#cluster-topology))<br />4 vCPU, 15 GB |                                                              |                                                    |
 | **GitLab Ref Arch Raw Total K8s Node Capacity**              | 128 vCPU, 158 GB                                             |                                                              |                                                    |
 | One Node for Overhead and Miscellaneous (EKS Cluster AutoScaler, Grafana, Prometheus, etc) | + 16 vCPU, 32GB                                              |                                                              |                                                    |
-| **Grand Total w/ Overheads Fully Scaled**<br />Minimum hosts = 3 | 142 vCPU, 190 GB                                             | **c5.4xlarge** (16vcpu/32GB) x 9 nodes<br />144 vCPU, 288GB<br /><br />[Full Fixed Scale GPT Test Results](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-com/alliances/aws/implementation-patterns/gitlab-cloud-native-hybrid-on-eks/-/blob/master/gitlab-alliances-testing/10K/GL-CloudNative-10k-RDS-Graviton_v13-12-3-ee_2021-07-08_194647/GL-CloudNative-10k-RDS-Graviton_v13-12-3-ee_2021-07-08_194647_results.txt) | $6.12/hr                                           |
-| **Possible Idle Configuration (Scaled-In 75% - round up)**<br />Pod autoscaling must be also adjusted to enable lower idling configuration. | 40 vCPU, 80 GB                                               | c5.4xlarge x 7<br /><br />[Elastic Auto Scale GPT Test Results](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-com/alliances/aws/implementation-patterns/gitlab-cloud-native-hybrid-on-eks/-/blob/master/gitlab-alliances-testing/10K/GL-CloudNative-10k-AutoScaling-Test_v13-12-3-ee_2021-07-09_115139/GL-CloudNative-10k-AutoScaling-Test_v13-12-3-ee_2021-07-09_115139_results.txt) | $4.76/hr                                           |
+| **Grand Total w/ Overheads Fully Scaled**<br />Minimum hosts = 3 | 142 vCPU, 190 GB                                             | **c5.4xlarge** (16vcpu/32GB) x 9 nodes<br />144 vCPU, 288GB<br /><br />[Full Fixed Scale GPT Test Results](https://gitlab.com/guided-explorations/aws/implementation-patterns/gitlab-cloud-native-hybrid-on-eks/-/blob/master/gitlab-alliances-testing/10K/GL-CloudNative-10k-RDS-Graviton_v13-12-3-ee_2021-07-08_194647/GL-CloudNative-10k-RDS-Graviton_v13-12-3-ee_2021-07-08_194647_results.txt) | $6.12/hr                                           |
+| **Possible Idle Configuration (Scaled-In 75% - round up)**<br />Pod autoscaling must be also adjusted to enable lower idling configuration. | 40 vCPU, 80 GB                                               | c5.4xlarge x 7<br /><br />[Elastic Auto Scale GPT Test Results](https://gitlab.com/guided-explorations/aws/implementation-patterns/gitlab-cloud-native-hybrid-on-eks/-/blob/master/gitlab-alliances-testing/10K/GL-CloudNative-10k-AutoScaling-Test_v13-12-3-ee_2021-07-09_115139/GL-CloudNative-10k-AutoScaling-Test_v13-12-3-ee_2021-07-09_115139_results.txt) | $4.76/hr                                           |
 
 Other combinations of node type and quantity can be used to meet the Grand Total. Due to the cpu and memory requirements of pods, hosts that are overly small may have significant unused capacity.
 
@@ -335,9 +337,9 @@ If EKS node autoscaling is employed, it is likely that your average loading will
 
 **GPT Test Results**
 
-- [50K Full Fixed Scale GPT Test Results](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-com/alliances/aws/implementation-patterns/gitlab-cloud-native-hybrid-on-eks/-/blob/master/gitlab-alliances-testing/50K/50k-Fixed-Scale-Test_v13-12-3-ee_2021-08-13_172819/50k-Fixed-Scale-Test_v13-12-3-ee_2021-08-13_172819_results.txt)
+- [50K Full Fixed Scale GPT Test Results](https://gitlab.com/guided-explorations/aws/implementation-patterns/gitlab-cloud-native-hybrid-on-eks/-/blob/master/gitlab-alliances-testing/50K/50k-Fixed-Scale-Test_v13-12-3-ee_2021-08-13_172819/50k-Fixed-Scale-Test_v13-12-3-ee_2021-08-13_172819_results.txt)
 
-- [50K Elastic Auto Scale GPT Test Results](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-com/alliances/aws/implementation-patterns/gitlab-cloud-native-hybrid-on-eks/-/blob/master/gitlab-alliances-testing/50K/50k-AutoScale-Test_v13-12-3-ee_2021-08-13_192633/50k-AutoScale-Test_v13-12-3-ee_2021-08-13_192633.txt)
+- [50K Elastic Auto Scale GPT Test Results](https://gitlab.com/guided-explorations/aws/implementation-patterns/gitlab-cloud-native-hybrid-on-eks/-/blob/master/gitlab-alliances-testing/50K/50k-AutoScale-Test_v13-12-3-ee_2021-08-13_192633/50k-AutoScale-Test_v13-12-3-ee_2021-08-13_192633.txt)
 
   Elastic Auto Scale GPT Test Results start with an idle scaled cluster and then start the standard GPT test to determine if the EKS Auto Scaler performs well enough to keep up with performance test demands. In general this is substantially harder ramping than the scaling required when the ramping is driven my normal production workloads.
 
@@ -363,8 +365,8 @@ On Demand pricing is used in this table for comparisons, but should not be used
 | Supporting services such as NGINX, Prometheus, etc           | [2 allocations](../../administration/reference_architectures/10k_users.md#cluster-topology) x ([2 vCPU and 7.5 GB](../../administration/reference_architectures/10k_users.md#cluster-topology))<br />4 vCPU, 15 GB |                                                              |                                                    |
 | **GitLab Ref Arch Raw Total K8s Node Capacity**              | 428 vCPU, 533 GB                                             |                                                              |                                                    |
 | One Node for Overhead and Miscellaneous (EKS Cluster AutoScaler, Grafana, Prometheus, etc) | + 16 vCPU, 32GB                                              |                                                              |                                                    |
-| **Grand Total w/ Overheads Fully Scaled**<br />Minimum hosts = 3 | 444 vCPU, 565 GB                                             | **c5.4xlarge** (16vcpu/32GB) x 28 nodes<br />448 vCPU, 896GB<br /><br />[Full Fixed Scale GPT Test Results](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-com/alliances/aws/implementation-patterns/gitlab-cloud-native-hybrid-on-eks/-/blob/master/gitlab-alliances-testing/50K/50k-Fixed-Scale-Test_v13-12-3-ee_2021-08-13_172819/50k-Fixed-Scale-Test_v13-12-3-ee_2021-08-13_172819_results.txt) | $19.04/hr                                          |
-| **Possible Idle Configuration (Scaled-In 75% - round up)**<br />Pod autoscaling must be also adjusted to enable lower idling configuration. | 40 vCPU, 80 GB                                               | c5.2xlarge x 10<br /><br />[Elastic Auto Scale GPT Test Results](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-com/alliances/aws/implementation-patterns/gitlab-cloud-native-hybrid-on-eks/-/blob/master/gitlab-alliances-testing/50K/50k-AutoScale-Test_v13-12-3-ee_2021-08-13_192633/50k-AutoScale-Test_v13-12-3-ee_2021-08-13_192633.txt) | $6.80/hr                                           |
+| **Grand Total w/ Overheads Fully Scaled**<br />Minimum hosts = 3 | 444 vCPU, 565 GB                                             | **c5.4xlarge** (16vcpu/32GB) x 28 nodes<br />448 vCPU, 896GB<br /><br />[Full Fixed Scale GPT Test Results](https://gitlab.com/guided-explorations/aws/implementation-patterns/gitlab-cloud-native-hybrid-on-eks/-/blob/master/gitlab-alliances-testing/50K/50k-Fixed-Scale-Test_v13-12-3-ee_2021-08-13_172819/50k-Fixed-Scale-Test_v13-12-3-ee_2021-08-13_172819_results.txt) | $19.04/hr                                          |
+| **Possible Idle Configuration (Scaled-In 75% - round up)**<br />Pod autoscaling must be also adjusted to enable lower idling configuration. | 40 vCPU, 80 GB                                               | c5.2xlarge x 10<br /><br />[Elastic Auto Scale GPT Test Results](https://gitlab.com/guided-explorations/aws/implementation-patterns/gitlab-cloud-native-hybrid-on-eks/-/blob/master/gitlab-alliances-testing/50K/50k-AutoScale-Test_v13-12-3-ee_2021-08-13_192633/50k-AutoScale-Test_v13-12-3-ee_2021-08-13_192633.txt) | $6.80/hr                                           |
 
 Other combinations of node type and quantity can be used to meet the Grand Total. Due to the cpu and memory requirements of pods, hosts that are overly small may have significant unused capacity.
 
diff --git a/doc/install/aws/gitlab_sre_for_aws.md b/doc/install/aws/gitlab_sre_for_aws.md
index faec73801ab..2114ed51128 100644
--- a/doc/install/aws/gitlab_sre_for_aws.md
+++ b/doc/install/aws/gitlab_sre_for_aws.md
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ description: Doing SRE for GitLab instances and runners on AWS.
 
 ## Gitaly SRE considerations
 
-Gitaly is an embedded service for Git Repository Storage. Gitaly and Gitaly Cluster have been engineered by GitLab to overcome fundamental challenges with horizontal scaling of the open source Git binaries that must be used on the service side of GitLab. Here is indepth technical reading on the topic:
+Gitaly is an embedded service for Git Repository Storage. Gitaly and Gitaly Cluster have been engineered by GitLab to overcome fundamental challenges with horizontal scaling of the open source Git binaries that must be used on the service side of GitLab. Here is in-depth technical reading on the topic:
 
 ### Why Gitaly was built
 
@@ -66,14 +66,14 @@ All recommendations are for production configurations, including performance tes
 
 #### Network I/O recommendations
 
-- Use only instance types [from the list of ones that support ENA advanced networking]( https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/instance-types.html#instance-type-summary-table) to ensure that cluster replication latency is not due to instance level network I/O bottlenecking.
+- Use only instance types [from the list of ones that support ENA advanced networking]( https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/instance-types.html#instance-type-summary-table) to ensure that cluster replication latency is not due to instance level network I/O bottlenecks.
 - Choose instances with sizes with more than 10 Gbps - but only if needed and only when having proven a node level network bottleneck with monitoring and/or stress testing.
 
 **To accommodate:**
 
 - Gitaly nodes do the main work of streaming repositories for push and pull operations (to add development endpoints, and to CI/CD).
 - Gitaly servers need reasonable low latency between cluster nodes and with Praefect services in order for the cluster to maintain operational and data integrity.
-- Gitaly nodes should be selected with network bottlenecking avoidance as a primary consideration.
+- Gitaly nodes should be selected with network bottleneck avoidance as a primary consideration.
 - Gitaly nodes should be monitored for network saturation.
 - Not all networking issues can be solved through optimizing the node level networking:
   - Gitaly cluster node replication depends on all networking between nodes.
diff --git a/doc/install/aws/index.md b/doc/install/aws/index.md
index 563673c3260..bec1f3e1142 100644
--- a/doc/install/aws/index.md
+++ b/doc/install/aws/index.md
@@ -37,12 +37,48 @@ The following are the currently available implementation patterns for GitLab whe
 
 The following repository is self-contained in regard to enabling this pattern: [GitLab HA Scaling Runner Vending Machine for AWS EC2 ASG](https://gitlab.com/guided-explorations/aws/gitlab-runner-autoscaling-aws-asg/). The [feature list for this implementation pattern](https://gitlab.com/guided-explorations/aws/gitlab-runner-autoscaling-aws-asg/-/blob/main/FEATURES.md) is good to review to understand the complete value it can deliver.
 
+### Patterns for Using GitLab with AWS
+
+[The Guided Explorations' subgroup for AWS](https://gitlab.com/guided-explorations/aws) contains a variety of working example projects for:
+
+- Using GitLab and AWS together.
+- Running GitLab infrastructure on AWS.
+
 ## AWS known issues list
 
 Known issues are gathered from within GitLab and from customer reported issues. Customers successfully implement GitLab with a variety of "as a Service" components that GitLab has not specifically been designed for, nor has ongoing testing for. While GitLab does take partner technologies very seriously, the highlighting of known issues here is a convenience for implementers and it does not imply that GitLab has targeted compatibility with, nor carries any type of guarantee of running on the partner technology where the issues occur. Please consult individual issues to understand GitLabs stance and plans on any given known issue.
 
 See the [GitLab AWS known issues list](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-com/alliances/aws/public-tracker/-/issues?label_name%5B%5D=AWS+Known+Issue) for a complete list.
 
+## Official GitLab releases as AMIs
+
+GitLab produces AMI images during the regular release process. The AMIs can be used for single instance GitLab installation or, by configuring `/etc/gitlab/gitlab.rb`, can be specialized for specific GitLab service roles (for example a Gitaly server). Older releases remain available and can be used to migrate an older GitLab server to AWS.
+
+Currently the Amazon AMI uses the Amazon prepared Ubuntu AMI (x86 and ARM are available) as its starting point.
+
+NOTE:
+When deploying a GitLab instance using the official AMI, the root password to the instance will be the EC2 **Instance** ID (NOT the AMI ID). This way of setting the root account password is specific to official GitLab published AMIs ONLY.
+
+Instances running on Community Edition (CE) require a migration to Enterprise Edition (EE) in order to subscribe to the GitLab Premium or Ultimate plan. If you want to pursue a subscription, using the Free-forever plan of Enterprise Edition is the least disruptive method.
+
+NOTE:
+Since any given GitLab upgrade might involve data disk updates or database schema upgrades, simply swapping out the AMI is not sufficent for taking upgrades. 
+
+1. Log in to the AWS Web Console, so that clicking the links in the following step take you directly to the AMI list.
+1. Pick the edition you want:
+
+   - [GitLab Enterprise Edition](https://console.aws.amazon.com/ec2/v2/home?region=us-east-1#Images:visibility=public-images;ownerAlias=782774275127;search=GitLab%20EE;sort=desc:name): If you want to unlock the enterprise features, a license is needed.
+   - [GitLab Community Edition](https://console.aws.amazon.com/ec2/v2/home?region=us-east-1#Images:visibility=public-images;ownerAlias=782774275127;search=GitLab%20CE;sort=desc:name): The open source version of GitLab.
+   - [GitLab Premium or Ultimate Marketplace (Prelicensed)](https://console.aws.amazon.com/ec2/v2/home?region=us-east-1#Images:visibility=public-images;source=Marketplace;search=GitLab%20EE;sort=desc:name): 5 user license built into per-minute billing.
+
+1. AMI IDs are unique per region, so once you've loaded one of the above, select the desired target region in the upper right of the console to see the appropriate AMIs.
+1. After the console is loaded, you can add additional search criteria to narrow further. For instance, type `13.` to find only 13.x versions.
+1. To launch an EC2 Machine with one of the listed AMIs, check the box at the start of the relevant row, and select the "Launch" button near the top of left of the page.
+
+NOTE:
+If you are trying to restore from an older version of GitLab while moving to AWS, find the
+[Enterprise and Community Editions before GitLab 11.10.3](https://console.aws.amazon.com/ec2/v2/home?region=us-east-1#Images:visibility=public-images;ownerAlias=855262394183;sort=desc:name).
+
 ## Additional details on implementation patterns
 
 GitLab implementation patterns build upon [GitLab Reference Architectures](../../administration/reference_architectures/index.md) in the following ways.
diff --git a/doc/install/aws/manual_install_aws.md b/doc/install/aws/manual_install_aws.md
index 6fff4225346..6dacd8df3e4 100644
--- a/doc/install/aws/manual_install_aws.md
+++ b/doc/install/aws/manual_install_aws.md
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ The Infrastructure as Code tooling [GitLab Environment Tool (GET)](https://gitla
 
 ### Getting started for production-grade Cloud Native Hybrid GitLab
 
-For the Cloud Native Hybrid architectures there are two Infrastructure as Code options which are compared in GitLab Cloud Native Hybrid on AWS EKS implementation pattern in the section [Available Infrastructure as Code for GitLab Cloud Native Hybrid](gitlab_hybrid_on_aws.md#available-infrastructure-as-code-for-gitlab-cloud-native-hybrid). It compares the [GitLab Environment Toolkit](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/quality/gitlab-environment-toolkit/-/tree/master) to the AWS Quick Start for GitLab Cloud Native Hybrid on EKS which was codeveloped by GitLab and AWS. GET and the AWS Quick Start are both open source so anyone can build on top of them and contribute improvements to them.
+For the Cloud Native Hybrid architectures there are two Infrastructure as Code options which are compared in GitLab Cloud Native Hybrid on AWS EKS implementation pattern in the section [Available Infrastructure as Code for GitLab Cloud Native Hybrid](gitlab_hybrid_on_aws.md#available-infrastructure-as-code-for-gitlab-cloud-native-hybrid). It compares the [GitLab Environment Toolkit](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/quality/gitlab-environment-toolkit/-/tree/master) to the AWS Quick Start for GitLab Cloud Native Hybrid on EKS which was co-developed by GitLab and AWS. GET and the AWS Quick Start are both open source so anyone can build on top of them and contribute improvements to them.
 
 ## Introduction
 
@@ -391,7 +391,7 @@ persistence and is used to store session data, temporary cache information, and
    chance to deploy Redis in multiple availability zones.
 1. In the settings section:
    1. Give the cluster a name (`gitlab-redis`) and a description.
-   1. For the version, select the latest of `5.0` series (e.g., `5.0.6`).
+   1. For the version, select the latest of the `5.0` series (for example, `5.0.6`).
    1. Leave the port as `6379` since this is what we used in our Redis security group above.
    1. Select the node type (at least `cache.t3.medium`, but adjust to your needs) and the number of replicas.
 1. In the advanced settings section:
@@ -533,7 +533,7 @@ gitlab=# \q
    ```ruby
    # Disable the built-in Postgres
     postgresql['enable'] = false
-   
+
    # Fill in the connection details
    gitlab_rails['db_adapter'] = "postgresql"
    gitlab_rails['db_encoding'] = "unicode"
@@ -549,7 +549,7 @@ gitlab=# \q
    ```ruby
    # Disable the built-in Redis
    redis['enable'] = false
-   
+
    # Fill in the connection details
    gitlab_rails['redis_host'] = "<redis-endpoint>"
    gitlab_rails['redis_port'] = 6379
@@ -658,12 +658,6 @@ Since we are using the [AWS IAM profile](#create-an-iam-role) we created earlier
 
 Remember to run `sudo gitlab-ctl reconfigure` after saving the changes to the `gitlab.rb` file.
 
-NOTE:
-One current feature of GitLab that still requires a shared directory (NFS) is
-[GitLab Pages](../../user/project/pages/index.md).
-There is [work in progress](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-pages/-/issues/196)
-to eliminate the need for NFS to support GitLab Pages.
-
 ---
 
 That concludes the configuration changes for our GitLab instance. Next, we'll create a custom AMI based on this instance to use for our launch configuration and auto scaling group.
@@ -812,21 +806,7 @@ After a few minutes, the new version should be up and running.
 
 ## Find official GitLab-created AMI IDs on AWS
 
-To find the AMIs generated by GitLab:
-
-1. Login to AWS Web Console, so that clicking the links below will take you directly to the AMI list.
-1. Pick the edition you want:
-
-    - [GitLab Enterprise Edition](https://console.aws.amazon.com/ec2/v2/home?region=us-east-1#Images:visibility=public-images;ownerAlias=782774275127;search=GitLab%20EE;sort=desc:name): If you want to unlock the enterprise features, a license is needed. Recommended for this guide.
-    - [GitLab Community Edition](https://console.aws.amazon.com/ec2/v2/home?region=us-east-1#Images:visibility=public-images;ownerAlias=782774275127;search=GitLab%20CE;sort=desc:name): The open source version of GitLab.
-    - [GitLab Premium or Ultimate Marketplace (Prelicensed)](https://console.aws.amazon.com/ec2/v2/home?region=us-east-1#Images:visibility=public-images;source=Marketplace;search=GitLab%20EE;sort=desc:name): 5 user license built into per-minute billing.
-1. AMI IDs are unique per region, so once you've loaded one of the above, select the desired target region in the upper right of the console to see the appropriate AMIs.
-1. Once the console is loaded, you can add additional search criteria to narrow further. For instance, `13.` to find only 13.x versions.
-1. To launch an EC2 Machine with one of the listed AMIs, check the box at the start of the relevant row, and select the "Launch" button near the top of left of the page.
-
-NOTE:
-If you are trying to restore from an older version of GitLab while moving to AWS, find the
-[Enterprise and Community Editions Before 11.10.3](https://console.aws.amazon.com/ec2/v2/home?region=us-east-1#Images:visibility=public-images;ownerAlias=855262394183;sort=desc:name).
+Read more on how to use [GitLab releases as AMIs](index.md#official-gitlab-releases-as-amis).
 
 ## Conclusion
 
@@ -856,7 +836,7 @@ to request additional material:
 
 ### Instances are failing health checks
 
-If your instances are failing the load balancer's health checks, verify that they are returning a status `200` from the health check endpoint we configured earlier. Any other status, including redirects (e.g. status `302`) will cause the health check to fail.
+If your instances are failing the load balancer's health checks, verify that they are returning a status `200` from the health check endpoint we configured earlier. Any other status, including redirects like status `302`, will cause the health check to fail.
 
 You may have to set a password on the `root` user to prevent automatic redirects on the sign-in endpoint before health checks will pass.
 
diff --git a/doc/install/digitaloceandocker.md b/doc/install/digitaloceandocker.md
index 845fc3f04e8..c0b9b280d92 100644
--- a/doc/install/digitaloceandocker.md
+++ b/doc/install/digitaloceandocker.md
@@ -1,8 +1,7 @@
 ---
-stage: none
-group: unassigned
+stage: Enablement
+group: Distribution
 info: To determine the technical writer assigned to the Stage/Group associated with this page, see https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/engineering/ux/technical-writing/#assignments
-type: howto
 ---
 
 # Digital Ocean and Docker Machine test environment **(FREE SELF)**
diff --git a/doc/install/docker.md b/doc/install/docker.md
index 00e19e2977b..2efe6a3640b 100644
--- a/doc/install/docker.md
+++ b/doc/install/docker.md
@@ -81,6 +81,7 @@ sudo docker run --detach \
   --volume $GITLAB_HOME/config:/etc/gitlab \
   --volume $GITLAB_HOME/logs:/var/log/gitlab \
   --volume $GITLAB_HOME/data:/var/opt/gitlab \
+  --shm-size 256m \
   gitlab/gitlab-ee:latest
 ```
 
@@ -99,6 +100,7 @@ sudo docker run --detach \
   --volume $GITLAB_HOME/config:/etc/gitlab:Z \
   --volume $GITLAB_HOME/logs:/var/log/gitlab:Z \
   --volume $GITLAB_HOME/data:/var/opt/gitlab:Z \
+  --shm-size 256m \
   gitlab/gitlab-ee:latest
 ```
 
@@ -155,6 +157,7 @@ install, and upgrade your Docker-based GitLab installation:
        - '$GITLAB_HOME/config:/etc/gitlab'
        - '$GITLAB_HOME/logs:/var/log/gitlab'
        - '$GITLAB_HOME/data:/var/opt/gitlab'
+     shm_size: '256m'
    ```
 
 1. Make sure you are in the same directory as `docker-compose.yml` and start
@@ -188,6 +191,7 @@ web:
     - '$GITLAB_HOME/config:/etc/gitlab'
     - '$GITLAB_HOME/logs:/var/log/gitlab'
     - '$GITLAB_HOME/data:/var/opt/gitlab'
+  shm_size: '256m'
 ```
 
 This is the same as using `--publish 8929:8929 --publish 2224:22`.
@@ -199,11 +203,11 @@ configure and deploy your
 Docker-based GitLab installation in a swarm cluster.
 
 In swarm mode you can leverage [Docker secrets](https://docs.docker.com/engine/swarm/secrets/)
-and [Docker configs](https://docs.docker.com/engine/swarm/configs/) to efficiently and securely deploy your GitLab instance.
+and [Docker configurations](https://docs.docker.com/engine/swarm/configs/) to efficiently and securely deploy your GitLab instance.
 Secrets can be used to securely pass your initial root password without exposing it as an environment variable.
-Configs can help you to keep your GitLab image as generic as possible.
+Configurations can help you to keep your GitLab image as generic as possible.
 
-Here's an example that deploys GitLab with four runners as a [stack](https://docs.docker.com/get-started/part5/), using secrets and configs:
+Here's an example that deploys GitLab with four runners as a [stack](https://docs.docker.com/get-started/part5/), using secrets and configurations:
 
 1. [Set up a Docker swarm](https://docs.docker.com/engine/swarm/swarm-tutorial/).
 1. Create a `docker-compose.yml` file:
@@ -221,6 +225,7 @@ Here's an example that deploys GitLab with four runners as a [stack](https://doc
          - $GITLAB_HOME/data:/var/opt/gitlab
          - $GITLAB_HOME/logs:/var/log/gitlab
          - $GITLAB_HOME/config:/etc/gitlab
+       shm_size: '256m'
        environment:
          GITLAB_OMNIBUS_CONFIG: "from_file('/omnibus_config.rb')"
        configs:
@@ -325,6 +330,7 @@ sudo docker run --detach \
   --volume $GITLAB_HOME/config:/etc/gitlab \
   --volume $GITLAB_HOME/logs:/var/log/gitlab \
   --volume $GITLAB_HOME/data:/var/opt/gitlab \
+  --shm-size 256m \
   gitlab/gitlab-ee:latest
 ```
 
@@ -361,6 +367,7 @@ sudo docker run --detach \
   --volume $GITLAB_HOME/config:/etc/gitlab \
   --volume $GITLAB_HOME/logs:/var/log/gitlab \
   --volume $GITLAB_HOME/data:/var/opt/gitlab \
+  --shm-size 256m \
   gitlab/gitlab-ee:latest
 ```
 
@@ -388,6 +395,7 @@ port `2289`:
      --volume $GITLAB_HOME/config:/etc/gitlab \
      --volume $GITLAB_HOME/logs:/var/log/gitlab \
      --volume $GITLAB_HOME/data:/var/opt/gitlab \
+     --shm-size 256m \
      gitlab/gitlab-ee:latest
    ```
 
@@ -477,6 +485,7 @@ To update GitLab that was [installed using Docker Engine](#install-gitlab-using-
    --volume $GITLAB_HOME/config:/etc/gitlab \
    --volume $GITLAB_HOME/logs:/var/log/gitlab \
    --volume $GITLAB_HOME/data:/var/opt/gitlab \
+   --shm-size 256m \
    gitlab/gitlab-ee:latest
    ```
 
@@ -643,4 +652,4 @@ purpose.
 
 ### Docker containers exhausts space due to the `json-file`
 
-Docker's [default logging driver is `json-file`](https://docs.docker.com/config/containers/logging/configure/#configure-the-default-logging-driver), which performs no log rotation by default. As a result of this lack of rotation, log files stored by the `json-file` driver can consume a significant amount of disk space for containers that generate a lot of output. This can lead to disk space exhaustion. To address this, use [journald](https://docs.docker.com/config/containers/logging/journald/) as the logging driver when available, or [another supported driver](https://docs.docker.com/config/containers/logging/configure/#supported-logging-drivers) with native rotation support.
+Docker's [default logging driver is `json-file`](https://docs.docker.com/config/containers/logging/configure/#configure-the-default-logging-driver), which performs no log rotation by default. As a result of this lack of rotation, log files stored by the `json-file` driver can consume a significant amount of disk space for containers that generate a lot of output. This can lead to disk space exhaustion. To address this, use [`journald`](https://docs.docker.com/config/containers/logging/journald/) as the logging driver when available, or [another supported driver](https://docs.docker.com/config/containers/logging/configure/#supported-logging-drivers) with native rotation support.
diff --git a/doc/install/index.md b/doc/install/index.md
index df2f230fd27..44b234747dc 100644
--- a/doc/install/index.md
+++ b/doc/install/index.md
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ install GitLab:
 | [Docker](https://docs.gitlab.com/omnibus/docker/)              | The GitLab packages, Dockerized. | Use this method if you're familiar with Docker. |
 | [Source](installation.md)                                      | Install GitLab and all of its components from scratch. | Use this method if none of the previous methods are available for your platform. Useful for unsupported systems like \*BSD.|
 | [GitLab Environment Toolkit (GET)](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/quality/gitlab-environment-toolkit#documentation) | The GitLab Environment toolkit provides a set of automation tools to deploy a [reference architecture](../administration/reference_architectures/index.md) on most major cloud providers. | Customers are very welcome to trial and evaluate GET today, however be aware of [key limitations](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/quality/gitlab-environment-toolkit#missing-features-to-be-aware-of) of the current iteration. For production environments further manual setup will be required based on your specific requirements. |
+| [GitLab Operator](https://docs.gitlab.com/charts/installation/operator.html)   | The GitLab Operator provides an installation and management method for GitLab following the [Kubernetes Operator pattern](https://kubernetes.io/docs/concepts/extend-kubernetes/operator/). | Use the GitLab Operator to run GitLab in an [OpenShift](openshift_and_gitlab/index.md) environment. |
 
 ## Install GitLab on cloud providers
 
diff --git a/doc/install/installation.md b/doc/install/installation.md
index cd00593a99b..f405bc40f43 100644
--- a/doc/install/installation.md
+++ b/doc/install/installation.md
@@ -244,13 +244,13 @@ sudo make install
 GitLab has several daemons written in Go. To install
 GitLab we need a Go compiler. The instructions below assume you use 64-bit
 Linux. You can find downloads for other platforms at the [Go download
-page](https://golang.org/dl).
+page](https://go.dev/dl).
 
 ```shell
 # Remove former Go installation folder
 sudo rm -rf /usr/local/go
 
-curl --remote-name --progress-bar "https://golang.org/dl/go1.16.10.linux-amd64.tar.gz"
+curl --remote-name --progress-bar "https://go.dev/dl/go1.16.10.linux-amd64.tar.gz"
 echo '414cd18ce1d193769b9e97d2401ad718755ab47816e13b2a1cde203d263b55cf  go1.16.10.linux-amd64.tar.gz' | shasum -a256 -c - && \
   sudo tar -C /usr/local -xzf go1.16.10.linux-amd64.tar.gz
 sudo ln -sf /usr/local/go/bin/{go,gofmt} /usr/local/bin/
@@ -1034,7 +1034,7 @@ To use GitLab with HTTPS:
    1. Set the `port` option in section 1 to `443`.
    1. Set the `https` option in section 1 to `true`.
 1. In the `config.yml` of GitLab Shell:
-   1. Set `gitlab_url` option to the HTTPS endpoint of GitLab (e.g. `https://git.example.com`).
+   1. Set `gitlab_url` option to the HTTPS endpoint of GitLab (for example, `https://git.example.com`).
    1. Set the certificates using either the `ca_file` or `ca_path` option.
 1. Use the `gitlab-ssl` NGINX example configuration instead of the `gitlab` configuration.
    1. Update `YOUR_SERVER_FQDN`.
@@ -1119,7 +1119,7 @@ host localhost          # Give your setup a name (here: override localhost)
     hostname 127.0.0.1; # Your server name or IP
 ```
 
-You also need to change the corresponding options (e.g. `ssh_user`, `ssh_host`, `admin_uri`) in the `config\gitlab.yml` file.
+You also need to change the corresponding options (for example, `ssh_user`, `ssh_host`, `admin_uri`) in the `config\gitlab.yml` file.
 
 ### Additional Markup Styles
 
diff --git a/doc/install/openshift_and_gitlab/index.md b/doc/install/openshift_and_gitlab/index.md
index f74e9f26362..e102235c4f0 100644
--- a/doc/install/openshift_and_gitlab/index.md
+++ b/doc/install/openshift_and_gitlab/index.md
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ Some components (documented on the GitLab Operator doc) are not supported yet.
 
 ## Deploy to and integrate with OpenShift from GitLab
 
-Deploying custom or COTS applications on top of OpenShift from GitLab is supported using [the GitLab Kubernetes Agent](../../user/clusters/agent/index.md).
+Deploying custom or COTS applications on top of OpenShift from GitLab is supported using [the GitLab Agent](../../user/clusters/agent/index.md).
 
 ## Use OpenShift to run a GitLab Runner Fleet
 
diff --git a/doc/install/pivotal/index.md b/doc/install/pivotal/index.md
index ef6eb378346..ee379a3c95f 100644
--- a/doc/install/pivotal/index.md
+++ b/doc/install/pivotal/index.md
@@ -1,18 +1,9 @@
 ---
-stage: none
-group: unassigned
-info: To determine the technical writer assigned to the Stage/Group associated with this page, see https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/engineering/ux/technical-writing/#assignments
+redirect_to: '../index.md'
+remove_date: '2022-03-08'
 ---
 
-# GitLab Pivotal Tile **(PREMIUM SELF)**
+This document was removed. For information about installing GitLab, see [this page](../index.md).
 
-WARNING:
-As of September 13, 2017, the GitLab Enterprise Plus for Pivotal Cloud Foundry
-tile on Pivotal Network has reached its End of Availability ("EoA") and is no
-longer available for download or sale through Pivotal. Current customers with
-active subscriptions continue to receive support from GitLab through their
-subscription term. Pivotal and GitLab are collaborating on creating a new
-Kubernetes-based tile for the Pivotal Container Service. Please contact GitLab
-support with any questions regarding GitLab Enterprise Plus for Pivotal Cloud Foundry.
-
-Original article: <https://docs.pivotal.io/partners/gitlab/index.html>.
+<!-- This redirect file can be deleted after <2022-03-08>. -->
+<!-- Before deletion, see: https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/development/documentation/#move-or-rename-a-page -->
diff --git a/doc/install/relative_url.md b/doc/install/relative_url.md
index 569f6e02ea4..43f2414e8f9 100644
--- a/doc/install/relative_url.md
+++ b/doc/install/relative_url.md
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ assumptions are made:
 
 Make sure to follow all steps below:
 
-1. (Optional) If you run short on resources, you can temporarily free up some
+1. Optional. If you run short on resources, you can temporarily free up some
    memory by shutting down the GitLab service with the following command:
 
    ```shell
diff --git a/doc/install/requirements.md b/doc/install/requirements.md
index 5dbe9a1154f..037fbd7063d 100644
--- a/doc/install/requirements.md
+++ b/doc/install/requirements.md
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ For the installation options, see [the main installation page](index.md).
 Installation of GitLab on these operating systems is possible, but not supported.
 Please see the [installation from source guide](installation.md) and the [installation guides](https://about.gitlab.com/install/) for more information.
 
-Please see [OS versions that are no longer supported](../administration/package_information/deprecated_os.md) for Omnibus installs page
+Please see [OS versions that are no longer supported](../administration/package_information/supported_os.md#os-versions-that-are-no-longer-supported) for Omnibus installs page
 for a list of supported and unsupported OS versions as well as the last support GitLab version for that OS.
 
 ### Microsoft Windows
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ Redis version 6.0 or higher is recommended, as this is what ships with
 
 ### Storage
 
-The necessary hard drive space largely depends on the size of the repositories you want to store in GitLab but as a *rule of thumb* you should have at least as much free space as all your repositories combined take up.
+The necessary hard drive space largely depends on the size of the repositories you want to store in GitLab but as a *guideline* you should have at least as much free space as all your repositories combined take up.
 
 The Omnibus GitLab package requires about 2.5 GB of storage space for installation.
 
@@ -302,7 +302,8 @@ The GitLab Runner server requirements depend on:
 
 Since the nature of the jobs varies for each use case, you need to experiment by adjusting the job concurrency to get the optimum setting.
 
-For reference, the GitLab.com Runner Cloud [auto-scaling runner for Linux](../ci/runners/build_cloud/linux_build_cloud.md) is configured so that a **single job** runs in a **single instance** with:
+For reference, the [SaaS runners on Linux](../ci/runners/build_cloud/linux_build_cloud.md)
+are configured so that a **single job** runs in a **single instance** with:
 
 - 1 vCPU.
 - 3.75 GB of RAM.