how to install gitlab on your own server

poolz2/volumes/gitlab/redis:/var/lib/redis:Z poolz2/volumes/gitlab/postgresql:/var/lib/postgresql:Z I came up with the following docker-compose file: gitlab-ce-postgresql: I'm happy I did because there is really a lot to configure! So I had to create my own docker-compose and rancher-compose file. I copy-pasted the docker-compose file but, unfortunately, Rancher didn't accept the version 2 docker-compose file. The GitHub repository is still maintained so I gave it a shot. The documentation is extremely comprehensive, which is a good sign. Sameer Naik's GitLab Docker configurationĪfter some googling, I ran into the docker-compose file of Sameer Naik's GitLab Docker configuration. It is really unstable, not configurable at all, and I couldn't get it working at all :-(. I will be really short about this container: just don't use it.

Using third-party configurations like the configuration of Sameer Naik:.

Using the GitLab omnibus packages (the official GitLab Docker container).

There are multiple ways to use GitLab in Docker containers: You can find more about Rancher on their website. With Rancher, I can swap applications in and out easily by starting and stopping Docker containers. I didn't want to install all applications on the machine 'the bare-metal way' so I installed Docker and Rancher on it. EnvironmentĪt home, I did build a powerful NAS machine for all my home projects, storage, backups, etc. In this blog post, I will cover my Docker environment and the configuration of the Docker containers.

How to install gitlab on your own server