In this tutorial, How to install Gitlab on Linux such as centos server and ubuntu server. To use Gitlab CE or Community Edition is open sources. It’s a git repository, Gitlab server like GitHub server. The commands as below running root account.
The steps installing Gitlab server as below:
- SSH client connects to Gitlab server
- To install the package dependencies and installing Gitlab CE
- The firewall has to open port for Gitlab server
The hardware requirements for Gitlab server:
- 2 cores4GB
- of RAM
Gitlab on Centos server
To install package dependencies for centos server
# yum update -y # yum install curl openssh-server postfix -y
Note: The during Postfix installation, to select Internet Site when prompted.
To install Gitlab CE on Centos server
# cd /opt/ # curl -O https://packages.gitlab.com/install/repositories/gitlab/gitlab-ce/script.rpm.sh # sh script.rpm.sh # yum -y install gitlab-ce # gitlab-ctl reconfigure
Gitlab on ubuntu server
To install package dependencies for ubuntu server
# apt-get update -y # apt-get install curl openssh-server postfix -y
Note: The during Postfix installation, to select Internet Site when prompted.
To install Gitlab CE server on ubuntu server
# cd /opt/ # curl -O https://packages.gitlab.com/install/repositories/gitlab/gitlab-ce/script.deb.sh # bash script.deb.sh # apt-get install gitlab-ce # gitlab-ctl reconfigure
How to change password root default for Gitlab server. The problem, when first login “Invalid login or password” on Gitlab server. This problem solved!
# gitlab-rake gitlab:setup RAILS_ENV=production GITLAB_ROOT_PASSWORD=123456789
The finish, To installed Gitlab CE Server, the first login
From the browser you access to links: “http://gitlab_domain_or_IP” and then login with a “root” user and with initial password “5iveL!fe“. (in this tutorial, to the changed password for root is 123456789)
To restart service for Gitlab server
# gitlab-ctl restart
The output below:
ok: run: gitaly: (pid 18182) 1s ok: run: gitlab-monitor: (pid 18190) 0s ok: run: gitlab-workhorse: (pid 18193) 1s ok: run: logrotate: (pid 18201) 0s ok: run: nginx: (pid 18210) 0s ok: run: node-exporter: (pid 18212) 0s ok: run: postgres-exporter: (pid 18232) 0s ok: run: postgresql: (pid 18241) 0s ok: run: prometheus: (pid 18251) 0s ok: run: redis: (pid 18256) 1s ok: run: redis-exporter: (pid 18261) 0s ok: run: sidekiq: (pid 18273) 0s ok: run: unicorn: (pid 18278) 1s
To check status Nginx
# gitlab-ctl status nginx
The output below:
run: nginx: (pid 18210) 55s; run: log: (pid 12818) 2487s
Conclusion
Thought this article, you have installed Gitlab server on Linux with distros centos or ubuntu server. I hope this will be helpful for you! Thank you for reading the DevopsRoles page!
