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Every time I see a new GitLab release I get excited to install it. Then I see the install instructions and immediately give up. The number one thing GitLab need

Every time I see a new GitLab release I get excited to install it. Then I see the install instructions and immediately give up. The number one thing GitLab needs is an easier way to get it setup.

wickchuck 13y ago
If you've dealt wih servers and played with rails it should be pretty trivial for you to set up gitlab. Remember it's open source so before you say it's too hard there are paid alternatives that have one click installers. Gitlab is a fantastic project and it would be worth the time getting it installed.
- overshard 13y ago
  GitLab is a fantastic project and it is open source but that needs to stop being an excuse for how terrible an install process it has. It wouldn't be a problem or me to install it but it is a huge barrier for many people using it.
Nican 13y ago
Taking a look at the installation process, and it is pretty much trivial, but long. The developers could try creating an apt-get package for even simpler installation.
- overshard 13y ago
  Yep, I'm actually making one and a dockerfile for it as we speak just so that I can deploy it myself easier. I may make it public.
  - sytse 13y ago
    Maybe also have a look at https://github.com/crashsystems/gitlab-docker https://github.com/crashsystems/gitlab-docker
X-Istence 13y ago
The install instructions are incredibly simple. As long as you follow the instructions it is set up in less than 30 minutes...
- Diederich 13y ago
  I would not call them "incredibly simple", but I have also gotten gitlab going in about half an hour, twice.
  - X-Istence 13y ago
    It is as simple as copy and paste, make some small modifications to the configuration file and you go from a stock Ubuntu server install to having Gitlab up and running. I would call that simple.
- chii 13y ago
  to a non-sophisticated user, following instructions (which they may or may not understand the reasons for) instead just running a single executable is complicated.
sytse 13y ago
GitLab.com co-founder here. Thank you for commenting. We're looking into packaging but this will take some time. Maybe you can try the Bitnami images (http://bitnami.com/stack/gitlab http://bitnami.com/stack/gitlab), they are already upgraded to 6.0.
- anonymousDan 13y ago
  Hey sytse, Is there any downside to using the bitnami images?
  - sytse 13y ago
    Not as far as I know, they are very good.

Every time I see a new GitLab release I get excited to install it. Then I see the install instructions and immediately give up. The number one thing GitLab needs is an easier way to get it setup.

wickchuck 13y ago

If you've dealt wih servers and played with rails it should be pretty trivial for you to set up gitlab. Remember it's open source so before you say it's too hard there are paid alternatives that have one click installers. Gitlab is a fantastic project and it would be worth the time getting it installed.

overshard 13y ago
GitLab is a fantastic project and it is open source but that needs to stop being an excuse for how terrible an install process it has. It wouldn't be a problem or me to install it but it is a huge barrier for many people using it.

Nican 13y ago

Taking a look at the installation process, and it is pretty much trivial, but long. The developers could try creating an apt-get package for even simpler installation.

overshard 13y ago
Yep, I'm actually making one and a dockerfile for it as we speak just so that I can deploy it myself easier. I may make it public.
- sytse 13y ago
  Maybe also have a look at https://github.com/crashsystems/gitlab-docker https://github.com/crashsystems/gitlab-docker

X-Istence 13y ago

The install instructions are incredibly simple. As long as you follow the instructions it is set up in less than 30 minutes...

Diederich 13y ago
I would not call them "incredibly simple", but I have also gotten gitlab going in about half an hour, twice.
- X-Istence 13y ago
  It is as simple as copy and paste, make some small modifications to the configuration file and you go from a stock Ubuntu server install to having Gitlab up and running. I would call that simple.
chii 13y ago
to a non-sophisticated user, following instructions (which they may or may not understand the reasons for) instead just running a single executable is complicated.

sytse 13y ago

GitLab.com co-founder here. Thank you for commenting. We're looking into packaging but this will take some time. Maybe you can try the Bitnami images (http://bitnami.com/stack/gitlab http://bitnami.com/stack/gitlab), they are already upgraded to 6.0.

anonymousDan 13y ago
Hey sytse, Is there any downside to using the bitnami images?
- sytse 13y ago
  Not as far as I know, they are very good.