GitLab Build up

This is a step by step tourist for how to build up a GitLab from Bitnami VM

GitLab from Bitnami

Download

Wiki - BitNami GitLab

General Setup

1. Update your apache for GitLab host to example.com

   $ sudo /opt/bitnami/apps/gitlab/bnconfig --machine_hostname example.com

2. Add example.com to host

   127.0.0.1    example.com

3. Update GitLab setting to correct host display

   $ sudo vi /opt/bitnami/apps/gitlab/htdocs/config/gitlab.yml
   host: example.com

4. restart(need do this action once configuration change)

   $ sudo /opt/bitnami/ctlscript.sh restart

SSH Setup

1. Server open SSH setting

   $ sudo mv /etc/init/ssh.conf.back /etc/init/ssh.conf
   $ sudo start ssh

2. VM open port forwarding

   Setting>Network>Port Forwarding

   

3. Client generate Key-pairs

   • Linux & Mac

     $ sudo ssh-keygen

   • Windows

     PuTTY

4. Bidning Public key to GitLab account

   SSH Keys>Add

   

5. Open SourceTree and clone with SSH protocal

   

   Windows need add private key to computer first, can use Pageant

Get file from Host to Client VM using SSH protocal

• Mac & Windows
  FileZilla - Client
• Windows
  WinSCP