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authorRobert Speicher <rspeicher@gmail.com>2015-12-14 12:28:17 -0500
committerRobert Speicher <rspeicher@gmail.com>2015-12-14 12:28:58 -0500
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Prepare Installation doc for 8.3.0-rc1
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@@ -38,6 +38,7 @@ The GitLab installation consists of setting up the following components:
1. Packages / Dependencies
1. Ruby
+1. Go
1. System Users
1. Database
1. Redis
@@ -175,48 +176,52 @@ We recommend using a PostgreSQL database. For MySQL check [MySQL setup guide](da
## 6. Redis
As of this writing, most Debian/Ubuntu distributions ship with Redis 2.2 or
-2.4. GitLab requires at least Redis 2.8. If your platform doesn't provide
-this, the following instructions cover building and installing Redis from
-scratch.
+2.4. GitLab requires at least Redis 2.8.
-Ubuntu users [can also use a PPA](https://launchpad.net/~chris-lea/+archive/ubuntu/redis-server)
+Ubuntu users [can use a PPA](https://launchpad.net/~chris-lea/+archive/ubuntu/redis-server)
to install a recent version of Redis.
- # Build Redis
- wget http://download.redis.io/releases/redis-2.8.23.tar.gz
- tar xzf redis-2.8.23.tar.gz
- cd redis-2.8.23
- make
+The following instructions cover building and installing Redis from scratch:
+
+```sh
+# Build Redis
+wget http://download.redis.io/releases/redis-2.8.23.tar.gz
+tar xzf redis-2.8.23.tar.gz
+cd redis-2.8.23
+make
+
+# Install Redis
+cd utils
+sudo ./install_server.sh
+
+# Configure redis to use sockets
+sudo cp /etc/redis/redis.conf /etc/redis/redis.conf.orig
- # Install Redis
- cd utils
- sudo ./install_server.sh
+# Disable Redis listening on TCP by setting 'port' to 0
+sed 's/^port .*/port 0/' /etc/redis/redis.conf.orig | sudo tee /etc/redis/redis.conf
- # Configure redis to use sockets
- sudo cp /etc/redis/redis.conf /etc/redis/redis.conf.orig
+# Enable Redis socket for default Debian / Ubuntu path
+echo 'unixsocket /var/run/redis/redis.sock' | sudo tee -a /etc/redis/redis.conf
- # Disable Redis listening on TCP by setting 'port' to 0
- sed 's/^port .*/port 0/' /etc/redis/redis.conf.orig | sudo tee /etc/redis/redis.conf
+# Grant permission to the socket to all members of the redis group
+echo 'unixsocketperm 770' | sudo tee -a /etc/redis/redis.conf
- # Enable Redis socket for default Debian / Ubuntu path
- echo 'unixsocket /var/run/redis/redis.sock' | sudo tee -a /etc/redis/redis.conf
- # Grant permission to the socket to all members of the redis group
- echo 'unixsocketperm 770' | sudo tee -a /etc/redis/redis.conf
+# Create the directory which contains the socket
+mkdir /var/run/redis
+chown redis:redis /var/run/redis
+chmod 755 /var/run/redis
- # Create the directory which contains the socket
- mkdir /var/run/redis
- chown redis:redis /var/run/redis
- chmod 755 /var/run/redis
- # Persist the directory which contains the socket, if applicable
- if [ -d /etc/tmpfiles.d ]; then
- echo 'd /var/run/redis 0755 redis redis 10d -' | sudo tee -a /etc/tmpfiles.d/redis.conf
- fi
+# Persist the directory which contains the socket, if applicable
+if [ -d /etc/tmpfiles.d ]; then
+ echo 'd /var/run/redis 0755 redis redis 10d -' | sudo tee -a /etc/tmpfiles.d/redis.conf
+fi
- # Activate the changes to redis.conf
- sudo service redis_6379 start
+# Activate the changes to redis.conf
+sudo service redis_6379 start
- # Add git to the redis group
- sudo usermod -aG redis git
+# Add git to the redis group
+sudo usermod -aG redis git
+```
## 7. GitLab
@@ -226,9 +231,9 @@ to install a recent version of Redis.
### Clone the Source
# Clone GitLab repository
- sudo -u git -H git clone https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce.git -b 8-2-stable gitlab
+ sudo -u git -H git clone https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce.git -b 8-3-stable gitlab
-**Note:** You can change `8-2-stable` to `master` if you want the *bleeding edge* version, but never install master on a production server!
+**Note:** You can change `8-3-stable` to `master` if you want the *bleeding edge* version, but never install master on a production server!
### Configure It