Configuring Gitlab

see https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/install/docker.html#configuration

export GITLAB_HOME=/home/gitlab

Reconfigure Commands

After changes to the /etc/gitlab/gitlab.rb file run:

docker exec -it gitlab /bin/bash

or directly edit

sudo docker exec -it gitlab editor /etc/gitlab/gitlab.rb

sudo docker exec -it gitlab-ctl reconfigure

gitlab_rails['smtp_enable'] = true gitlab_rails['smtp_address'] = "smtp.server" gitlab_rails['smtp_port'] = 465 gitlab_rails['smtp_user_name'] = "smtp user" gitlab_rails['smtp_password'] = "smtp password" gitlab_rails['smtp_domain'] = "example.com" gitlab_rails['smtp_authentication'] = "login" gitlab_rails['smtp_enable_starttls_auto'] = true gitlab_rails['smtp_openssl_verify_mode'] = 'peer'