Gitlab Server

Installation

With Docker

mkdir /mygitlab

docker run --detach \
  --hostname  mygit.example.com\
  --publish 80:80 \
  --name gitlab \
  --restart always \
  --volume /mygitlab/config:/etc/gitlab \
  --volume /mygitlab/logs:/var/log/gitlab \
  --volume /mygitlab/data:/var/opt/gitlab \
  --privileged \
  gitlab/gitlab-ce:17.11.7-ce.0

Backup & Restore

With Docker

# Backup
docker exec -it <container-name> gitlab-backup create
docker exec -it <container-name> ls  /var/opt/gitlab/backups

# Restore
docker exec -it <container-name> bash
> gitlab-ctl stop puma
> gitlab-ctl stop sidekiq
> gitlab-ctl status
> gitlab-backup restore BACKUP=1704810663_2024_01_09_17.11.1

> gitlab-ctl restart
> gitlab-rake gitlab:check SANITIZE=true
> gitlab-rake gitlab:artifacts:check
> gitlab-rake gitlab:lfs:check
> gitlab-rake gitlab:uploads:check

# Restart the container
docker restart <container-name>

Upgrade & Patch

Upgrade 17.11  to 18: https://docs.gitlab.com/update/versions/gitlab_18_changes/