How to Install and Configure GitLab CE 7.9 on Ubuntu 14.04

GitLab CE 7.9 Installation Guide and Issue Resolution

Thanks to Ruby experts and official documentation.

Problem Description

Daily scheduled 403 service for one hour

Solution

1. Modify nginx config to bypass proxy_pass for front‑end IP (temporary fix)
2. Add whitelist in /opt/gitlab/embedded/service/gitlab-rails/config/initializers/1_settings.rb (source modification)
3. Add whitelist in /etc/gitlab/gitlab.rb (used in this article)

Download

Archive page

https://about.gitlab.com/downloads/archives/

Download 7.9 version

wget https://downloads-packages.s3.amazonaws.com/ubuntu-14.04/gitlab_7.9.0-omnibus.2-1_amd64.deb

Installation

Refer to official installation pages:
https://about.gitlab.com/downloads/#ubuntu1404
http://doc.gitlab.com/ce/install/installation.html

Configuration

Modify configuration items

Open /etc/gitlab/gitlab.rb and change external_url = 'http://hostname' to your IP, e.g., http://xxx.xx.xxx.xx, then run:
sudo gitlab-ctl reconfigure

Login Credentials

Username: root
Password: 5iveL!fe

Rack Attack Whitelist

https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/omnibus-gitlab/issues/480

How to Set Whitelist

Reference

https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/omnibus-gitlab/blob/master/files/gitlab-config-template/gitlab.rb.template

Whitelist configuration snippet

"gitlab-rails": {
  "rack_attack_git_basic_auth": {
    "enabled": true,
    "ip_whitelist": [
      "127.0.0.1"
    ],
    "maxretry": 300,
    "findtime": 5,
    "bantime": 60
  }
}

Detailed configuration process

root@zhuima:/tmp# grep -C 5 'ip_whitelist' /etc/gitlab/gitlab.rb
gitlab_rails['rack_attack_git_basic_auth'] = {
   'enabled' => true,
   'ip_whitelist' => ["127.0.0.1","192.168.101.219"],
   'maxretry' => 300,
   'findtime' => 5,
   'bantime' => 60
 }

Personal Note

Often you must consult the official documentation; otherwise you may encounter issues. The configuration template in the official docs should be examined in detail.

GitLab CE Update Information

https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/blob/master/CHANGELOG

Postscript

Written on September 5, 2015 in Beijing.

Source: http://www.178linux.com/7988 (original article, please credit if reposted)