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warning!!! under construction Gitlab is a git front end with repository management, graphs, links, goodies, commands to run, and review capabilities similar in feel to a self hosted github.
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Gitlab is a git front end with repository management graphs links goodies commands to run and review capabilities similar in feel to a self hosted github. Debian is running its own Instance of Gitlab under [[https://salsa.debian.org]], which is not based on the packaged version.

== Stretch ==
Gitlab 8.13.11 is available in stretch, but it is not receiving any security updates. So it is recommend to update to newer versions from unstable or stretch-backports.

{{{
# apt-get install gitlab
}}}

== Unstable ==
Gitlab 11.5.4 is available in unstable (no open security issues).

== Stretch Backports ==
Gitlab 10.8.7 is waiting in backports-NEW (still affected by some security issues).

Gitlab 11.3.11 is available for stretch-backports via personal repo of gitlab maintainer (still affected by 2 security issues) from https://people.debian.org/~praveen/gitlab Note: https://gitlab.debian.net is running on this version''

Gitlab 11.4.9 is available for stretch-backports via personal repo of gitlab maintainer (only 1 security issue) from https://people.debian.org/~praveen/gitlab-11 ''Note: This repo will be merged with https://people.debian.org/~praveen/gitlab after some tests''

== Omnibus Packages ==

Note: this section is about installation of upstream-provided unofficial packages.
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all actions are performed under root user, in ~ unless otherwise noted.

=== Step 1 ===
navigate to https://www.gitlab.com/downloads/ and copy down the link to the debian deb package.

as of this writing @ june, 5, 2014

run

 *wget https://downloads-packages.s3.amazonaws.com/debian-7.4/gitlab_6.9.2-omnibus-1_amd64.deb

=== Step 2 ===
run
 *dpkg -i gitlab*

=== Step 3 ===
--(i got errors 1st time around 2nd time around gitlab looked like it set everything and ran well.)--

To avoid errors, execute ''/opt/gitlab/embedded/bin/runsvdir-start'' for one minute, more or less (tested in 7.9.0 and 7.9.1 omnibus versions).

run
 *gitlab-ctl reconfigure

to verify that things are running

run
 *gitlab-ctl status

=== Step 4 ===
navigate to your servers ip address or domain name, and login as:

user: root
password: 5iveL!fe

== External Resources ==
https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/omnibus-gitlab/blob/master/README.md

Gitlab is a git front end with repository management, graphs, links, goodies, commands to run, and review capabilities similar in feel to a self hosted github.

Debian is running its own Instance of Gitlab under https://salsa.debian.org, which is not based on the packaged version.

Stretch

Gitlab 8.13.11 is available in stretch, but it is not receiving any security updates. So it is recommend to update to newer versions from unstable or stretch-backports.

# apt-get install gitlab

Unstable

Gitlab 11.5.4 is available in unstable (no open security issues).

Stretch Backports

Gitlab 10.8.7 is waiting in backports-NEW (still affected by some security issues).

Gitlab 11.3.11 is available for stretch-backports via personal repo of gitlab maintainer (still affected by 2 security issues) from https://people.debian.org/~praveen/gitlab Note: https://gitlab.debian.net is running on this version

Gitlab 11.4.9 is available for stretch-backports via personal repo of gitlab maintainer (only 1 security issue) from https://people.debian.org/~praveen/gitlab-11 Note: This repo will be merged with https://people.debian.org/~praveen/gitlab after some tests

Omnibus Packages

Note: this section is about installation of upstream-provided unofficial packages.

Install

all actions are performed under root user, in ~ unless otherwise noted.

Step 1

navigate to https://www.gitlab.com/downloads/ and copy down the link to the debian deb package.

as of this writing @ june, 5, 2014

run

Step 2

run

  • dpkg -i gitlab*

Step 3

i got errors 1st time around 2nd time around gitlab looked like it set everything and ran well.

To avoid errors, execute /opt/gitlab/embedded/bin/runsvdir-start for one minute, more or less (tested in 7.9.0 and 7.9.1 omnibus versions).

run

  • gitlab-ctl reconfigure

to verify that things are running

run

  • gitlab-ctl status

Step 4

navigate to your servers ip address or domain name, and login as:

user: root password: 5iveL!fe

External Resources

https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/omnibus-gitlab/blob/master/README.md