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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

Config

Custom port

1- docker command

  • 使用非標準埠時，host 與 container 必須使用相同埠號。
docker run --detach \
  --hostname 10.4.1.76 \
  --publish 6080:6080 \
  --name gitlab \
  --volume /myapp/gitlab/config:/etc/gitlab \
  --volume /myapp/gitlab/logs:/var/log/gitlab \
  --volume /myapp/gitlab/data:/var/opt/gitlab \
...

2- Edit gitlab.rb 

  • 變更 port 會影響 container 的通訊埠，而不是外部 host。 
nginx['listen_port'] = 6080
external_url 'http://10.4.1.76:6080'

 

Backup & Restore

With Docker

  • 備份檔 (編號_日期_版本_gitlab_backup.tar) 要先複製到 container 的目錄 /var/opt/gitlab/backups (預設)
# Backup
docker exec -it <container-name> gitlab-backup create
# Backup DB only
docker exec -it <container-name> gitlab-backup create SKIP=artifacts,repositories,registry,uploads,builds,pages,lfs,packages,terraform_state

# Verify the backup file
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
# Restore DB only
> gitlab-backup restore BACKUP=1704810663_2024_01_09_17.11.1 SKIP=artifacts,repositories,registry,uploads,builds,pages,lfs,packages,terraform_state

> 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

Pre-upgrade and post-upgrade checks

1- Check the general configuration:

# With Docker
docker exec -it <container-name> gitlab-rake gitlab:check | tee mylogs/check.250916.out

2- Confirm that encrypted database values can be decrypted:

# With Docker
docker exec -it <container-name> gitlab-rake gitlab:doctor:secrets | tee mylogs/doctor_secrets.250916.out

3- Check the status of all background database migrations.

gitlab-psql -c "SELECT job_class_name, table_name, column_name, job_arguments FROM batched_background_migrations WHERE status NOT IN(3, 6);"

# With Docker
docker exec -it <container-name> gitlab-psql -c "SELECT job_class_name, table_name, column_name, job_arguments FROM batched_background_migrations WHERE status NOT IN(3, 6);"

4- In GitLab UI, check that:

  • Users can sign in.
  • The project list is visible.
  • Project issues and merge requests are accessible.
  • Users can clone repositories from GitLab.
  • Users can push commits to GitLab.

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