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@@ -456,6 +456,33 @@ Make GitLab start on boot:
sudo update-rc.d gitlab defaults 21
+### Install Gitaly
+
+As of GitLab 9.0 Gitaly is an **optional** component. Its
+configuration is expected to change in GitLab 9.1. It is OK to wait
+with setting up Gitaly until you upgrade to GitLab 9.1 or later.
+
+ # Fetch Gitaly source with Git and compile with Go
+ sudo -u git -H bundle exec rake "gitlab:gitaly:install[/home/git/gitaly]" RAILS_ENV=production
+
+ # Restrict Gitaly socket access
+ sudo chmod 0700 /home/git/gitlab/tmp/sockets/private
+ sudo chown git /home/git/gitlab/tmp/sockets/private
+
+ # Configure Gitaly
+ echo 'GITALY_SOCKET_PATH=/home/git/gitlab/tmp/sockets/private/gitaly.socket' | \
+ sudo -u git tee -a /home/git/gitaly/env
+
+ # Enable Gitaly in the init script
+ echo 'gitaly_enabled=true' | sudo tee -a /etc/default/gitlab
+
+Next, edit `/home/git/gitlab/config/gitlab.yml` and make sure `socket_path` in
+the `gitaly:` section is uncommented.
+
+ # <- gitlab.yml indentation starts here
+ gitaly:
+ socket_path: tmp/sockets/private/gitaly.socket
+
### Setup Logrotate
sudo cp lib/support/logrotate/gitlab /etc/logrotate.d/gitlab