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## Setup
-Plugins must be placed directly into `plugins` directory, subdirectories will be ignored. There is an `example` directory inside `plugins` where you can find some basic examples.
+Plugins must be placed directly into `plugins` directory, subdirectories will be ignored.
+There is an `example` directory inside `plugins` where you can find some basic examples.
Follow the steps below to set up a custom hook:
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That's it! Assuming the plugin code is properly implemented the hook will fire
as appropriate. Plugins file list is updated for each event. There is no need to restart GitLab to apply a new plugin.
+If a plugin executes with non-zero exit code or GitLab fails to execute it, a
+message will be logged to `plugin.log`.
+
## Validation
-Writing own plugin can be tricky and its easier if you can check it without altering the system. We provided a rake task you can use with staging environment to test your plugin before using it in production. The rake task will use a sample data and execute each of plugins. By output you should be able to determine if system sees your plugin and if it was executed without errors.
+Writing own plugin can be tricky and its easier if you can check it without altering the system.
+We provided a rake task you can use with staging environment to test your plugin before using it in production.
+The rake task will use a sample data and execute each of plugins. By output you should be able to determine if
+system sees your plugin and if it was executed without errors.
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# Omnibus installations