Now change the permissions of the certificate files to 600. sudo openssl dhparam -out /etc/gitlab/ssl/dhparams.pem 2048 mkdir -p /etc/gitlab/ssl/Īnd generate dhparam pem files in the ssl directory with the openssl command.
Next, create a new directory named ‘ssl’ under the GitLab configuration directory. You can find the certificate files in the ‘/etc/letsencrypt/live’ directory.
New Let’s encrypt certificate files for GitLab have been generated. When it’s done, you will see the result below. Choose ‘Agree’ for the Let’s Encrypt Terms of Services and wait. letsencrypt certonly -d Įnter your email address for the SSL certificate renew notification. When the installation is complete, generate a new certificate for the gitlab domain name with the command below. Install letsencrypt command-line tool with apt command.
I will use a free SSL certificates provided by let’s encrypt for the gitlab domain name. In this step, we will enable the HTTPS protocol for GitLab. Step 4 – Generate SSL Let’s encrypt and DHPARAM Certificate In the next step will enable HTTPS for GitLab. In the GitLab configuration go to line 9 ‘external_url’ and change the URL to your URL ‘’. Go to that directory and edit the configuration file ‘gitlab.rb’ with vim.
The main configuration of GitLab is in the ‘/etc/gitlab’ directory. I will use the domain name ‘’ for the GitLab URL here (please choose your own domain name) and I’ll use HTTPS for users access security. Now we should configure the URL that will be used to access our GitLab server. When the installation is complete, you will see the results as below.
Wait for the server to download and install the gitlab package. curl -sS | sudo bashĪnd then install GitLab CE Community Edition with the apt command. Omnibus will install all packages, services, and tools required for running GitLab on your server.Īdd GitLab repository with the curl command. In this step, we will install GitLab using the omnibus packages. and then enter the server domain name that shall be used for sending an email. sudo apt install curl openssh-server ca-certificates postfixĭuring postfix installation, you will be prompted about the configuration, select ‘Internet Site’. Install all packages with the apt command below. Now install the packages including curl for downloading the GitLab repository, ca-certificates, and postfix for the SMTP configuration. Please log in to the server as root user and upddate the Ubuntu repository. The first step is to install the packages needed for the GitLab installation. Step 1 – Install required Ubuntu Packages
In this tutorial, I will show you step-by-step how to install GitLab CE (Community Edition) on your own Ubuntu 16.04 Xenial Xerus server. GitLab.io – Private GitLab instance managed by GitLab Inc.Gitlab EE (Enterprise Edition) – self-hosted, paid app, comes with additional features.Gitlab CE (Community Edition) – self-hosted, free and support from the Community forum.It is capable of hosting multiple projects.
GitLab provides features like a wiki, issue tracking, code reviews, activity feeds and merge management. It is a web-based GIT repository manager that allows your team to work on code, track bugs and feature requests and to test and deploy applications. GitLab is an open source GIT repository manager based on Rails and developed by GitLab Inc.