Install gitlab on CentOS

Install and configure the necessary dependencies

ssh

# yum install openssh-server openssh-clients
# systemctl enable sshd
# systemctl start sshd
# systemctl list-units --type=service  | grep ssh
sshd.service                       loaded active running OpenSSH server daemon

postfix

# yum install postfix
# systemctl enable postfix
# systemctl start postfix
# systemctl list-units --type=service  | grep postfix
postfix.service                    loaded active running Postfix Mail Transport Agent

others

# yum install curl policycoreutils

firewall

# firewall-cmd --add-service=http --zone=public --permanent
success

# systemctl reload firewalld
success

# firewall-cmd --zone=public --list-services
http ssh

Add the GitLab package server and install the package

# curl https://packages.gitlab.com/install/repositories/gitlab/gitlab-ce/script.rpm.sh | sudo bash

# yum install gitlab-ce

Configure

Update gitlab.rb

• MAIL

# vi /etc/gitlab/gitlab.rb

# diff /etc/gitlab/gitlab.rb.org /etc/gitlab/gitlab.rb
206,208c206,208
< # gitlab_rails['smtp_enable'] = true
< # gitlab_rails['smtp_address'] = "smtp.server"
< # gitlab_rails['smtp_port'] = 456
---
> gitlab_rails['smtp_enable'] = true
> gitlab_rails['smtp_address'] = <SMTP_SERVER>
> gitlab_rails['smtp_port'] = <SMTP_SERVER_PORT>

• Other Configuration options

http://doc.gitlab.com/omnibus/settings/configuration.html

Run configure

# gitlab-ctl reconfigure

Browse to the gitlab UI

id : root
pw : 5iveL!fe (default)

gitlab-ctl command

Status

# gitlab-ctl status
run: logrotate: (pid 21213) 3179s; run: log: (pid 29874) 14275015s
run: nginx: (pid 11526) 8650626s; run: log: (pid 29860) 14275017s
run: postgresql: (pid 11535) 8650625s; run: log: (pid 29752) 14275077s
run: redis: (pid 11537) 8650625s; run: log: (pid 29672) 14275088s
run: sidekiq: (pid 11549) 8650625s; run: log: (pid 29845) 14275019s
run: unicorn: (pid 11575) 8650622s; run: log: (pid 29809) 14275021s

Show config

# gitlab-ctl show-config
Starting Chef Client, version 12.4.0.rc.2
resolving cookbooks for run list: ["gitlab::show_config"]
Synchronizing Cookbooks:
  - package
  - runit
  - gitlab
Compiling Cookbooks...
{
  "gitlab": {
    "bootstrap": {

    },
    "omnibus-gitconfig": {

    },
    "user": {
      "git_user_email": "gitlab@<HOST_IP>"
    },
    "redis": {

    },
    "ci-redis": {

    },
    "gitlab-rails": {
      "smtp_enable": true,
      "smtp_address": "<SMTP_SERVER>",
      "smtp_port": 587,
      "secret_token": "**********",
      "gitlab_host": "<HOST_IP>",
      "gitlab_email_from": "gitlab@<HOST_IP>",
      "gitlab_https": false,
      "gitlab_port": 80,
      "db_username": "gitlab",
      "db_host": null,
      "db_port": 5432
    },
    "gitlab-ci": {
      "secret_token": null,
      "secret_key_base": "**********",
      "db_key_base": "**********",
      "db_username": "gitlab_ci",
      "db_host": null,
      "db_port": 5432
    },
    "gitlab-shell": {
      "secret_token": "**********"
    },
    "unicorn": {

    },
    "ci-unicorn": {

    },
    "sidekiq": {

    },
    "ci-sidekiq": {

    },
    "nginx": {
      "listen_port": 80
    },
    "ci-nginx": {
      "listen_port": 80
    },
    "logging": {

    },
    "remote-syslog": {

    },
    "logrotate": {

    },
    "high-availability": {

    },
    "postgresql": {

    },
    "web-server": {

    },
    "external-url": "http://<HOST_IP>",
    "ci-external-url": null
  }
}
Converging 0 resources

Running handlers:
Running handlers complete
Chef Client finished, 0/0 resources updated in 1.889371755 seconds

Service list

# gitlab-ctl service-list
logrotate*
nginx*
postgresql*
redis*
sidekiq*
unicorn*

Show log

# gitlab-ctl tail <SERVICE_NAME>

ex) gitlab-ctl tail nginx

Start/Stop

# gitlab-ctl [start|stop]

Environment

OS

# cat /etc/redhat-release
CentOS Linux release 7.1.1503 (Core)

Gitlab

# rpm -q gitlab-ce
gitlab-ce-7.13.5-ce.0.el7.x86_64

Nginx

# /opt/gitlab/embedded/sbin/nginx -V
nginx version: nginx/1.7.12
built by gcc 4.8.3 20140911 (Red Hat 4.8.3-9) (GCC)
TLS SNI support enabled
configure arguments: --prefix=/opt/gitlab/embedded --with-http_ssl_module --with-http_stub_status_module --with-http_gzip_static_module --with-ipv6 --with-debug --with-ld-opt=-L/opt/gitlab/embedded/lib --with-cc-opt='-L/opt/gitlab/embedded/lib -I/opt/gitlab/embedded/include'

PostgreSQL

# /opt/gitlab/embedded/bin/psql --version
psql (PostgreSQL) 9.2.10

Redis

# /opt/gitlab/embedded/bin/redis-server --version
Redis server v=2.8.21 sha=00000000:0 malloc=jemalloc-3.6.0 bits=64 build=dd0e407d8cdbadbb