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# Configuring a Database for GitLab HA
You can choose to install and manage a database server (PostgreSQL/MySQL)
yourself, or you can use GitLab Omnibus packages to help. GitLab recommends
PostgreSQL. This is the database that will be installed if you use the
Omnibus package to manage your database.
## Configure your own database server
If you're hosting GitLab on a cloud provider, you can optionally use a
managed service for PostgreSQL. For example, AWS offers a managed Relational
Database Service (RDS) that runs PostgreSQL.
If you use a cloud-managed service, or provide your own PostgreSQL:
1. Setup PostgreSQL according to the
[database requirements document](../../install/requirements.md#database).
1. Set up a `gitlab` username with a password of your choice. The `gitlab` user
needs privileges to create the `gitlabhq_production` database.
1. Configure the GitLab application servers with the appropriate details.
This step is covered in [Configuring GitLab for HA](gitlab.md).
## Configure using Omnibus
1. Download/install GitLab Omnibus using **steps 1 and 2** from
[GitLab downloads](https://about.gitlab.com/downloads). Do not complete other
steps on the download page.
1. Create/edit `/etc/gitlab/gitlab.rb` and use the following configuration.
Be sure to change the `external_url` to match your eventual GitLab front-end
URL.
```ruby
external_url 'https://gitlab.example.com'
# Disable all components except PostgreSQL
postgresql['enable'] = true
bootstrap['enable'] = false
nginx['enable'] = false
unicorn['enable'] = false
sidekiq['enable'] = false
redis['enable'] = false
gitlab_workhorse['enable'] = false
mailroom['enable'] = false
# PostgreSQL configuration
gitlab_rails['db_password'] = 'DB password'
postgresql['md5_auth_cidr_addresses'] = ['0.0.0.0/0']
postgresql['listen_address'] = '0.0.0.0'
# Disable automatic database migrations
gitlab_rails['auto_migrate'] = false
```
1. Run `sudo gitlab-ctl reconfigure` to install and configure PostgreSQL.
> **Note**: This `reconfigure` step will result in some errors.
That's OK - don't be alarmed.
1. Open a database prompt:
```
su - gitlab-psql
/bin/bash
psql -h /var/opt/gitlab/postgresql -d template1
# Output:
psql (9.2.15)
Type "help" for help.
template1=#
```
1. Run the following command at the database prompt and you will be asked to
enter the new password for the PostgreSQL superuser.
```
\password
# Output:
Enter new password:
Enter it again:
```
1. Similarly, set the password for the `gitlab` database user. Use the same
password that you specified in the `/etc/gitlab/gitlab.rb` file for
`gitlab_rails['db_password']`.
```
\password gitlab
# Output:
Enter new password:
Enter it again:
```
1. Enable the `pg_trgm` extension:
```
CREATE EXTENSION pg_trgm;
# Output:
CREATE EXTENSION
```
1. Exit the database prompt by typing `\q` and Enter.
1. Exit the `gitlab-psql` user by running `exit` twice.
1. Run `sudo gitlab-ctl reconfigure` a final time.
1. Configure the GitLab application servers with the appropriate details.
This step is covered in [Configuring GitLab for HA](gitlab.md).
---
Read more on high-availability configuration:
1. [Configure Redis](redis.md)
1. [Configure NFS](nfs.md)
1. [Configure the GitLab application servers](gitlab.md)
1. [Configure the load balancers](load_balancer.md)
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