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diff --git a/doc/administration/gitaly/index.md b/doc/administration/gitaly/index.md index 005ef9388cb..5732b6a1ca4 100644 --- a/doc/administration/gitaly/index.md +++ b/doc/administration/gitaly/index.md @@ -2,8 +2,7 @@ [Gitaly](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitaly) (introduced in GitLab 9.0) is a service that provides high-level RPC access to Git -repositories. As of GitLab 9.3 it is still an optional component with -limited scope. +repositories. Gitaly is a mandatory component in GitLab 9.4 and newer. GitLab components that access Git repositories (gitlab-rails, gitlab-shell, gitlab-workhorse) act as clients to Gitaly. End users do @@ -177,36 +176,11 @@ Gitaly logs on your Gitaly server (`sudo gitlab-ctl tail gitaly` or coming in. One sure way to trigger a Gitaly request is to clone a repository from your GitLab server over HTTP. -## Configuring GitLab to not use Gitaly - -Gitaly is still an optional component in GitLab 9.3. This means you -can choose to not use it. - -In Omnibus you can make the following change in -`/etc/gitlab/gitlab.rb` and reconfigure. This will both disable the -Gitaly service and configure the rest of GitLab not to use it. - -```ruby -gitaly['enable'] = false -``` - -In source installations, edit `/home/git/gitlab/config/gitlab.yml` and -make sure `enabled` in the `gitaly` section is set to 'false'. This -does not disable the Gitaly service in your init script; it only -prevents it from being used. - -Apply the change with `service gitlab restart`. - -```yaml - gitaly: - enabled: false -``` - ## Disabling or enabling the Gitaly service -Be careful: if you disable Gitaly without instructing the rest of your -GitLab installation not to use Gitaly, you may end up with errors -because GitLab tries to access a service that is not running. +If you are running Gitaly [as a remote +service](#running-gitaly-on-its-own-server) you may want to disable +the local Gitaly service that runs on your Gitlab server by default. To disable the Gitaly service in your Omnibus installation, add the following line to `/etc/gitlab/gitlab.rb`: @@ -225,4 +199,4 @@ following to `/etc/default/gitlab`: gitaly_enabled=false ``` -When you run `service gitlab restart` Gitaly will be disabled.
\ No newline at end of file +When you run `service gitlab restart` Gitaly will be disabled. |