Forwarding to GitLab Subdomain with Existing Nginx Installation

Question

I\'ve been following the instructions from the GitLab wiki, however, it seems as if some key pieces of information are missing. In the section \"Using a Non-Bundled Web Serv

Answer 1

Run with existing Nginx server on Ubuntu

1. Install gitlab
2. Edit configuration file /etc/gitlab/gitlab.rb and uncomment or append following:
   • nginx['enable'] = false
   • unicorn['enable'] = false
   • gitlab_rails['internal_api_url'] = 'http://git.yourdomain.com'
   • web_server['external_users'] = ['www-data']
3. Start bundled postgres database server
   • sudo gitlab-ctl start postgresql
4. Reconfigure
   • sudo gitlab-ctl reconfigure
5. Add nginx configuration file for git lab to /etc/nginx/sites-available/gitlab-example.conf and enable it via sites-enabled
   • https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/omnibus-gitlab/blob/master/doc/settings/nginx.md#using-a-non-bundled-web-server
6. Enable passenger for nginx
   • https://www.phusionpassenger.com/library/install/nginx/install/oss/trusty
7. Restart nginx
   • sudo service nginx restart
8. Start redis
   • sudo gitlab-ctl start redis