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diff --git a/doc/install/structure.md b/doc/install/structure.md index f580ea159a2..67ca1895374 100644 --- a/doc/install/structure.md +++ b/doc/install/structure.md @@ -10,18 +10,12 @@ This is the directory structure you will end up with following the instructions | |-- gitlab-shell | |-- repositories +* `/home/git/.ssh` - contains openssh settings. Specifically the `authorized_keys` file managed by gitlab-shell. +* `/home/git/gitlab` - GitLab core software. +* `/home/git/gitlab-satellites` - checked out repositories for merge requests and file editing from web UI. This can be treated as a temporary files directory. +* `/home/git/gitlab-shell` - Core add-on component of gitlab. Maintains SSH cloning and other functionality. +* `/home/git/repositories` - bare repositories for all projects organized by namespace. This is where the git repositories which are pushed/pulled are maintained for all projects. **This area is critical data for projects. [Keep a backup](../raketasks/backup_restore.md)** -**/home/git/.ssh** +*Note: the default locations for gitlab-satellites and repositories can be configured in `config/gitlab.yml` of gitlab and `config.yml` of gitlab-shell.* -**/home/git/gitlab** - This is where GitLab lives. - -**/home/git/gitlab-satellites** - Contains a copy of all repositories with a working tree. - It's used for merge requests, editing files, etc. - -**/home/git/repositories** - Holds all your repositories in bare format. - This is the place Git uses when you pull/push to your projects. - -You can change them in your `config/gitlab.yml` file. +To see a more in-depth overview see the [GitLab architecture doc](../development/architecture.md). |