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- Ubuntu/Debian**
- ruby 1.9.3
- MySQL or PostgreSQL
- git
- gitlab-shell
- redis
** More details are in the requirements doc
If you want to contribute, please first read our Contributing Guidelines and then we suggest you to use the Vagrant virtual machine project to get an environment working with all dependencies.
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GitLab recipes repository with unofficial guides for using GitLab with different software (operating systems, webservers, etc.) than the official version.
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Installation guides public wiki with unofficial guides to install GitLab on different operating systems.
Since 2011 GitLab is released on the 22nd of every month. Every new release includes an upgrade guide.
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Features that will be in the next releases are listed on the feedback and suggestions forum with the status "started" and completed.
The Installation guide contains instructions on how to download an init script and run it automatically on boot. You can also start the init script manually:
sudo service gitlab start
or by directly calling the script
sudo /etc/init.d/gitlab start
Start it with Foreman
bundle exec foreman start -p 3000
or start each component separately
bundle exec rails s
bundle exec rake sidekiq:start
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Spinach integration tests
All Spinach tests: bundle exec rake spinach Single Spinach test: bundle exec spinach features/project/issues/milestones.feature
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Maintenance policy specifies what versions are supported.
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Troubleshooting guide contains solutions to common problems.
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Mailing list and Stack Overflow are the best places to ask questions. For example you can use it if you have questions about: permission denied errors, invisible repos, can't clone/pull/push or with web hooks that don't fire. Please search for similar issues before posting your own, there's a good chance somebody else had the same issue you have now and has resolved it. There are a lot of helpful GitLab users there who may be able to help you quickly. If your particular issue turns out to be a bug, it will find its way from there to a fix.
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Unofficial #gitlab IRC on Freenode is another way to get in touch with other GitLab users who may be able to help you.
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Feedback and suggestions forum is the place to propose and discuss new features for GitLab.
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Contributing guide describes how to submit pull requests and issues. Pull requests and issues not in line with the guidelines in this document will be closed.
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