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diff --git a/doc/install/aws/index.md b/doc/install/aws/index.md index 2fcc9b90157..0000e03f1d7 100644 --- a/doc/install/aws/index.md +++ b/doc/install/aws/index.md @@ -1,11 +1,11 @@ -# Installing GitLab on Amazon Web Services (AWS) - -To install GitLab on AWS, you can use the Amazon Machine Images (AMIs) that GitLab -provides with [each release](https://about.gitlab.com/releases/). +# Installing GitLab HA on Amazon Web Services (AWS) This page offers a walkthrough of a common HA (Highly Available) configuration for GitLab on AWS. You should customize it to accommodate your needs. +NOTE: **Note** +For organizations with 300 users or less, the recommended AWS installation method is to launch an EC2 single box [Omnibus Installation](https://about.gitlab.com/install/) and implement a snapshot strategy for backing up the data. + ## Introduction GitLab on AWS can leverage many of the services that are already @@ -55,6 +55,8 @@ Here's a list of the AWS services we will use, with links to pricing information - **ElastiCache**: An in-memory cache environment will be used to provide a High Availability Redis configuration. See the [Amazon ElastiCache pricing](https://aws.amazon.com/elasticache/pricing/). + +NOTE: **Note:** Please note that while we will be using EBS for storage, we do not recommend using EFS as it may negatively impact GitLab's performance. You can review the [relevant documentation](../../administration/high_availability/nfs.md#avoid-using-awss-elastic-file-system-efs) for more details. ## Creating an IAM EC2 instance role and profile To minimize the permissions of the user, we'll create a new [IAM](https://docs.aws.amazon.com/IAM/latest/UserGuide/introduction.html) |