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diff --git a/doc/administration/geo/setup/database.md b/doc/administration/geo/setup/database.md index aefa8a0e399..09b9c71aeb7 100644 --- a/doc/administration/geo/setup/database.md +++ b/doc/administration/geo/setup/database.md @@ -17,9 +17,10 @@ NOTE: **Note:** The stages of the setup process must be completed in the documented order. Before attempting the steps in this stage, [complete all prior stages](../setup/index.md#using-omnibus-gitlab). -This document describes the minimal steps you have to take in order to -replicate your **primary** GitLab database to a **secondary** node's database. You may -have to change some values according to your database setup, how big it is, etc. +This document describes the minimal steps you have to take to replicate your +**primary** GitLab database to a **secondary** node's database. You may have to +change some values, based on attributes including your database's setup and +size. You are encouraged to first read through all the steps before executing them in your testing/production environment. @@ -433,6 +434,11 @@ data before running `pg_basebackup`. NOTE: **Note:** Replication slot names must only contain lowercase letters, numbers, and the underscore character. + NOTE: **Note:** + In GitLab 13.4, a seed project is added when GitLab is first installed. This makes it necessary to pass `--force` even + on a new Geo secondary node. There is an [issue to account for seed projects](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/omnibus-gitlab/-/issues/5618) + when checking the database. + When prompted, enter the _plaintext_ password you set up for the `gitlab_replicator` user in the first step. |