https://new.sagarpanda.com/tags/gitlab/Recent content in Gitlab on Sagar Panda | DevOps & Cloud Infra EngineerHugoenSun, 12 Apr 2026 10:45:10 +0530https://new.sagarpanda.com/blogs/gitlab/gitlab-setup/Sun, 12 Apr 2026 10:45:10 +0530https://new.sagarpanda.com/blogs/gitlab/gitlab-setup/<h2 id="setup-host">Setup Host<a href="#setup-host" class="heading-anchor" aria-label="Link to this section"><svg class="h-4 w-4" aria-hidden="true" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 24 24"><g fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke-width="2"><path d="M10 13a5 5 0 0 0 7.54.54l3-3a5 5 0 0 0-7.07-7.07l-1.72 1.71"/><path d="M14 11a5 5 0 0 0-7.54-.54l-3 3a5 5 0 0 0 7.07 7.07l1.71-1.71"/></g></svg></a></h2><p>First, set up an instance. I chose <strong>AWS EC2</strong>, but you can use any cloud provider or your own physical server.</p> <h3 id="hardware-requirements">Hardware Requirements<a href="#hardware-requirements" class="heading-anchor" aria-label="Link to this section"><svg class="h-4 w-4" aria-hidden="true" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" viewBox="0 0 24 24"><g fill="none" stroke="currentColor" stroke-linecap="round" stroke-linejoin="round" stroke-width="2"><path d="M10 13a5 5 0 0 0 7.54.54l3-3a5 5 0 0 0-7.07-7.07l-1.72 1.71"/><path d="M14 11a5 5 0 0 0-7.54-.54l-3 3a5 5 0 0 0 7.07 7.07l1.71-1.71"/></g></svg></a></h3><p>Do not try to use the &ldquo;Free Tier&rdquo; <code>t2.micro</code> or <code>t3.micro</code>. GitLab runs several background services (PostgreSQL, Redis, Sidekiq) that require significant memory.</p>