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## Install GitLab under a relative URL

_**Note:**
This document describes how to run GitLab under a relative URL for installations
from source. If you are using an Omnibus package,
[the steps are different][omnibus-rel]. Use this guide along with the
[installation guide](installation.md) if you are installing GitLab for the
first time._

---

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While it is recommended to install GitLab on its own (sub)domain, sometimes
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this is not possible due to a variety of reasons. In that case, GitLab can also
be installed under a relative URL, for example `https://example.com/gitlab`.

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There is no limit to how deeply nested the relative URL can be. For example you
could serve GitLab under `/foo/bar/gitlab/git` without any issues.
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Note that by changing the URL on an existing GitLab installation, all remote
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URLs will change, so you'll have to manually edit them in any local repository
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that points to your GitLab instance.

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The TL;DR list of configuration files that you need to change in order to
serve GitLab under a relative URL is:

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- `/home/git/gitlab/config/initializers/relative_url.rb`
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- `/home/git/gitlab/config/gitlab.yml`
- `/home/git/gitlab/config/unicorn.rb`
- `/home/git/gitlab-shell/config.yml`
- `/etc/default/gitlab`

After all the changes you need to recompile the assets and [restart GitLab].

### Relative URL requirements

If you configure GitLab with a relative URL, the assets (JavaScript, CSS, fonts,
images, etc.) will need to be recompiled, which is a task which consumes a lot
of CPU and memory resources. To avoid out-of-memory errors, you should have at
least 2GB of RAM available on your system, while we recommend 4GB RAM, and 4 or
8 CPU cores.

See the [requirements](requirements.md) document for more information.

### Enable relative URL in GitLab

_**Note:**
Do not make any changes to your web server configuration file regarding
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relative URL. The relative URL support is implemented by GitLab Workhorse._
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Before following the steps below to enable relative URL in GitLab, some
assumptions are made:

- GitLab is served under `/gitlab`
- The directory under which GitLab is installed is `/home/git/`

Make sure to follow all steps below:

1.  (Optional) If you run short on resources, you can temporarily free up some
    memory by shutting down the GitLab service with the following command:

    ```shell
    sudo service gitlab stop
    ```

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1.  Create `/home/git/gitlab/config/initializers/relative_url.rb`

    ```shell
    cp /home/git/gitlab/config/initializers/relative_url.rb.sample \
       /home/git/gitlab/config/initializers/relative_url.rb
    ```

    and change the following line:
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    ```ruby
    config.relative_url_root = "/gitlab"
    ```

1.  Edit `/home/git/gitlab/config/gitlab.yml` and uncomment/change the
    following line:

    ```yaml
    relative_url_root: /gitlab
    ```

1.  Edit `/home/git/gitlab/config/unicorn.rb` and uncomment/change the
    following line:

    ```ruby
    ENV['RAILS_RELATIVE_URL_ROOT'] = "/gitlab"
    ```

1.  Edit `/home/git/gitlab-shell/config.yml` and append the relative path to
    the following line:

    ```yaml
    gitlab_url: http://127.0.0.1/gitlab
    ```

1.  Make sure you have copied the supplied init script and the defaults file
    as stated in the [installation guide](installation.md#install-init-script).
    Then, edit `/etc/default/gitlab` and set in `gitlab_workhorse_options` the
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    `-authBackend` setting to read like:
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    ```shell
    -authBackend http://127.0.0.1:8080/gitlab
    ```

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    **Note:**
    If you are using a custom init script, make sure to edit the above
    gitlab-workhorse setting as needed.

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1.  After all the above changes recompile the assets. This is an important task
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    and will take some time to complete depending on the server resources:
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    ```
    cd /home/git/gitlab
    sudo -u git -H bundle exec rake assets:clean assets:precompile RAILS_ENV=production
    ```

1. [Restart GitLab][] for the changes to take effect.

### Disable relative URL in GitLab

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To disable the relative URL:

1.  Remove `/home/git/gitlab/config/initializers/relative_url.rb`

1.  Follow the same as above starting from 2. and set up the
    GitLab URL to one that doesn't contain a relative path.
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[omnibus-rel]: http://docs.gitlab.com/omnibus/settings/configuration.html#configuring-a-relative-url-for-gitlab "How to setup relative URL in Omnibus GitLab"
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[restart gitlab]: ../administration/restart_gitlab.md#installations-from-source "How to restart GitLab"