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stage: Systems
group: Distribution
info: To determine the technical writer assigned to the Stage/Group associated with this page, see https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/engineering/ux/technical-writing/#assignments
---
# Steps after installing GitLab **(FREE SELF)**
Here are a few resources you might want to check out after completing the
installation.
## Email and notifications
- [SMTP](https://docs.gitlab.com/omnibus/settings/smtp.html): Configure SMTP
for proper email notifications support.
## CI/CD
- [Set up runners](https://docs.gitlab.com/runner/): Set up one or more GitLab
Runners, the agents that are responsible for all of the GitLab CI/CD features.
- [GitLab Pages](../administration/pages/index.md): Configure GitLab Pages to
allow hosting of static sites.
- [GitLab Registry](../administration/packages/container_registry.md): Set up the
GitLab Container Registry so every project can have its own space to store Docker
images.
- [GitLab Dependency Proxy](../administration/packages/dependency_proxy.md): Set up the dependency
proxy so you can cache container images from Docker Hub for faster, more reliable builds.
## Security
- [Secure GitLab](../security/index.md#securing-your-gitlab-installation):
Recommended practices to secure your GitLab instance.
- Sign up for the GitLab [Security Newsletter](https://about.gitlab.com/company/preference-center/) to get notified for security updates upon release.
## Authentication
- [LDAP](../administration/auth/ldap/index.md): Configure LDAP to be used as
an authentication mechanism for GitLab.
- [SAML and OAuth](../integration/omniauth.md): Authenticate via online services like Okta, Google, Azure AD, and more.
## Backup and upgrade
- [Back up and restore GitLab](../raketasks/backup_restore.md): Learn the different
ways you can back up or restore GitLab.
- [Upgrade GitLab](../update/index.md): Every 22nd of the month, a new feature-rich GitLab version
is released. Learn how to upgrade to it, or to an interim release that contains a security fix.
- [Release and maintenance policy](../policy/maintenance.md): Learn about GitLab
policies governing version naming, as well as release pace for major, minor, patch,
and security releases.
## License
- [Add a license](../user/admin_area/license.md) or [start a free trial](https://about.gitlab.com/free-trial/):
Activate all GitLab Enterprise Edition functionality with a license.
- [Pricing](https://about.gitlab.com/pricing/): Pricing for the different tiers.
## Cross-repository Code Search
- [Advanced Search](../integration/advanced_search/elasticsearch.md): Leverage [Elasticsearch](https://www.elastic.co/) or [OpenSearch](https://opensearch.org/) for
faster, more advanced code search across your entire GitLab instance.
## Scaling and replication
- [Scaling GitLab](../administration/reference_architectures/index.md):
GitLab supports several different types of clustering.
- [Geo replication](../administration/geo/index.md):
Geo is the solution for widely distributed development teams.
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