I try to install Gitlab 5.2 on OS-X Server 10.8.5. I follow the procedure document from : "http://thoughtpointers.net/2013/05/23/installing-gitlab-v52-on-os-x/".
In the section of the document titled "Configure GitLab" they ask to edit the file "gitlab.yml" and change "gitlab.example.com" with the "fully qualified domain name" of your host serving Gitlab.
I dont understand what I need to change..
1. Do I need to change "host: gitlab.example.com" with "localhost" ? or with "server.local => what I get when typing "hostname") ?
2. What is "gitlab.example.com" ? Something to download and install on my computer (so where?)? What replace it ?
I think when I type the address on my browser :
"http://fully qualified domain name"
I will receive a page, from where comes that page (is it an index.html/php?) - where is the folder of that page/project...
Thanks for the assistance.
Answer
By default, what you see in the config/gitlab.yml is:
## GitLab settings
gitlab:
## Web server settings
host: localhost
port: 80
https: false
That allows you to test Gitlab locally.
If you replace:
host: localhost
with:
host: ip.address (192.168.x.x)
#
host: fqn (your fully qualified name)
Then you will be able to test / access GitLab from another computer.
So gitlab.example.com is an example of such a fully qualified name, and should be changed by your own.
As explained here, check what host hostname returns.