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* More details are in the [requirements doc](https://github.com/gitlabhq/gitlabhq/blob/master/doc/install/requirements.md)
-### Getting started
+### Installation
+
+You can either follow the "ordinary" Installation guide to install it on a machine or use the Vagrant virtual machine. The Installation guide is recommended to set up a production server. The Vargrant virtual machine is recommended for development since it makes it much easier to set up all the dependencies for integration testing.
* [Installation guide for latest stable release](https://github.com/gitlabhq/gitlabhq/blob/4-2-stable/doc/install/installation.md)
@@ -51,13 +53,40 @@
* [Vagrant virtual machine](https://github.com/gitlabhq/gitlab-vagrant-vm)
-* [Developer guide](https://github.com/gitlabhq/gitlabhq/wiki/Developer-Guide)
+### Starting
-* [Upgrade guides](https://github.com/gitlabhq/gitlabhq/wiki)
+1. The Installation guide contains instructions to download an init script and run that on boot. After configuring the init script you can run
-* [Roadmap](https://github.com/gitlabhq/gitlabhq/blob/master/ROADMAP.md)
+sudo service gitlab start
-* [GitLab API](https://github.com/gitlabhq/gitlabhq/blob/master/doc/api/README.md)
+or
+
+sudo /etc/init.d/gitlab restart
+
+2. With [foreman](https://github.com/ddollar/foreman)
+
+bundle exec foreman start -p 3000
+
+3. Start it manually
+
+bundle exec rails s
+bundle exec rake environment resque:work QUEUE=* VVERBOSE=1
+
+### Running the tests
+
+* Seed the database with
+
+bundle exec rake db:setup RAILS_ENV=test
+bundle exec rake db:seed_fu RAILS_ENV=test
+
+* Run all tests
+bundle exec rake gitlab:test
+
+* Rspec unit and functional tests
+bundle exec rake spec
+
+* Spinach integration tests
+bundle exec rake spinach
### Getting help
@@ -71,6 +100,16 @@
* [Paid services](http://blog.gitlab.com/services/)
+### New versions and the API
+
+Each month on the 22th a new version is released together with an upgrade guide.
+
+* [Upgrade guides](https://github.com/gitlabhq/gitlabhq/wiki)
+
+* [Roadmap](https://github.com/gitlabhq/gitlabhq/blob/master/ROADMAP.md)
+
+* [GitLab API](https://github.com/gitlabhq/gitlabhq/blob/master/doc/api/README.md)
+
### Getting in touch
* [Contributing guide](https://github.com/gitlabhq/gitlabhq/blob/master/CONTRIBUTING.md)