[PhilKunz]

It seems like GitLab should indeed focus on stability now. The feature set is great. But it is all not worth it if it keeps disrupting work on a constant basis by being unstable.

[toopok4k3]

I recommend hosting it yourself, works great and is fast on local network. You can run updates when it's convenient to you, not to others.

GitLab is a rare software that enables you to be in control.

[PhilKunz]

I've always been a little cautious of running it myself. When I look at the components involved there are a lot of moving parts. And I don't want to be ever in a position where I can't get things started again. If I'm running on premise I'll switch to gitea with drone ci instead.

[niceworkbuddy]

GitLab has virtual machine image, so it's really unobtrusive for your system.

[jeltz]

They also have a Debian package with sets up the whole environment. It has worked well for me so far. The only thing I had to add was a backup script.

[apple4ever]

The omnibus package makes it real easy to install, especially with Ansible.

FYI if you are uploading to AWS or other cloud providers, you don’t even need a backup script. You can configure it in the gitlab.rb file:

https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/raketasks/backup_restore.html#upl...