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diff --git a/doc/install/README.md b/doc/install/README.md index 2d2fd8cb380..d35709266e4 100644 --- a/doc/install/README.md +++ b/doc/install/README.md @@ -1,9 +1,32 @@ # Installation -- [Installation](installation.md) -- [Requirements](requirements.md) -- [Structure](structure.md) -- [Database MySQL](database_mysql.md) -- [Digital Ocean and Docker](digitaloceandocker.md) -- [Docker](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/tree/master/docker) -- [All installation methods](https://about.gitlab.com/installation/) +GitLab can be installed via various ways. Check the [installation methods][methods] +for an overview. + +## Requirements + +Before installing GitLab, make sure to check the [requirements documentation](requirements.md) +which includes useful information on the supported Operating Systems as well as +the hardware requirements. + +## Installation methods + +- [Installation using the Omnibus packages](https://about.gitlab.com/downloads/) - + Install GitLab using our official deb/rpm repositories. This is the + recommended way. +- [Installation from source](installation.md) - Install GitLab from source. + Useful for unsupported systems like *BSD. For an overview of the directory + structure, read the [structure documentation](structure.md). +- [Docker](https://docs.gitlab.com/omnibus/docker/) - Install GitLab using Docker. +- [Installation on Google Cloud Platform](google_cloud_platform/index.md) - Install + GitLab on Google Cloud Platform using our official image. +- [Digital Ocean and Docker](digitaloceandocker.md) - Install GitLab quickly + on DigitalOcean using Docker. + +## Database + +While the recommended database is PostgreSQL, we provide information to install +GitLab using MySQL. Check the [MySQL documentation](database_mysql.md) for more +information. + +[methods]: https://about.gitlab.com/installation/ |