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diff --git a/doc/install/requirements.md b/doc/install/requirements.md index 8df142c531b..d59b7f0e84d 100644 --- a/doc/install/requirements.md +++ b/doc/install/requirements.md @@ -97,6 +97,17 @@ To change the Unicorn workers when you have the Omnibus package please see [the If you want to run the database separately expect a size of about 1 MB per user. +### PostgreSQL Requirements + +Users using PostgreSQL must ensure the `pg_trgm` extension is loaded into every +GitLab database. This extension can be enabled (using a PostgreSQL super user) +by running the following query for every database: + + CREATE EXTENSION pg_trgm; + +On some systems you may need to install an additional package (e.g. +`postgresql-contrib`) for this extension to become available. + ## Redis and Sidekiq Redis stores all user sessions and the background task queue. |