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diff --git a/doc/administration/geo/replication/high_availability.md b/doc/administration/geo/replication/high_availability.md index faa9d051107..19266a6b358 100644 --- a/doc/administration/geo/replication/high_availability.md +++ b/doc/administration/geo/replication/high_availability.md @@ -123,6 +123,20 @@ a single node only, rather than as a PostgreSQL cluster. Configure the [**secondary** database](database.md) as a read-only replica of the **primary** database. Use the following as a guide. +1. Generate an MD5 hash of the desired password for the database user that the + GitLab application will use to access the read-replica database: + + Note that the username (`gitlab` by default) is incorporated into the hash. + + ```sh + gitlab-ctl pg-password-md5 gitlab + # Enter password: <your_password_here> + # Confirm password: <your_password_here> + # fca0b89a972d69f00eb3ec98a5838484 + ``` + + Use this hash to fill in `<md5_hash_of_your_password>` in the next step. + 1. Edit `/etc/gitlab/gitlab.rb` in the replica database machine, and add the following: @@ -167,6 +181,22 @@ only a single machine, rather than as a PostgreSQL cluster. Configure the tracking database. +1. Generate an MD5 hash of the desired password for the database user that the + GitLab application will use to access the tracking database: + + Note that the username (`gitlab_geo` by default) is incorporated into the + hash. + + ```sh + gitlab-ctl pg-password-md5 gitlab_geo + # Enter password: <your_password_here> + # Confirm password: <your_password_here> + # fca0b89a972d69f00eb3ec98a5838484 + ``` + + Use this hash to fill in `<tracking_database_password_md5_hash>` in the next + step. + 1. Edit `/etc/gitlab/gitlab.rb` in the tracking database machine, and add the following: |