GitLab supports the following databases:
- MySQL (preferred)
- PostgreSQL
# Install the database packages
sudo apt-get install -y mysql-server mysql-client libmysqlclient-dev
# Pick a database root password (can be anything), type it and press enter
# Retype the database root password and press enter
# Login to MySQL
mysql -u root -p
# Type the database root password
# Create a user for GitLab
# do not type the 'mysql>', this is part of the prompt
# change $password in the command below to a real password you pick
mysql> CREATE USER 'gitlab'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY '$password';
# Create the GitLab production database
mysql> CREATE DATABASE IF NOT EXISTS `gitlabhq_production` DEFAULT CHARACTER SET `utf8` COLLATE `utf8_unicode_ci`;
# Grant the GitLab user necessary permissions on the table.
mysql> GRANT SELECT, LOCK TABLES, INSERT, UPDATE, DELETE, CREATE, DROP, INDEX, ALTER ON `gitlabhq_production`.* TO 'gitlab'@'localhost';
# Quit the database session
mysql> \q
# Try connecting to the new database with the new user
sudo -u git -H mysql -u gitlab -p -D gitlabhq_production
# Type the password you replaced $password with earlier
# You should now see a 'mysql>' prompt
# Quit the database session
mysql> \q
# You are done installing the database and can go back to the rest of the installation.
# Install the database packages
sudo apt-get install -y postgresql-9.1 libpq-dev
# Login to PostgreSQL
sudo -u postgres psql -d template1
# Create a user for GitLab. (change $password to a real password)
template1=# CREATE USER git WITH PASSWORD '$password';
# Create the GitLab production database & grant all privileges on database
template1=# CREATE DATABASE gitlabhq_production OWNER git;
# Quit the database session
template1=# \q
# Try connecting to the new database with the new user
sudo -u git -H psql -d gitlabhq_production