GitLab now available in BitNami: installer, VM, cloud

[ridruejo]

http://bitnami.org/stack/gitlab

[cowmixtoo]

Up until now Gitlab has been very unstable. 5.X promises to be much better on that front because they are replacing gitolite. The Gitlab <-> gitolite synchronization is the cause of most of my grief.

[niggler]

Gitlab has many moving parts. It's very nice to see a VM deployment! But I wonder if an entire rewrite is needed at this point.

[ridruejo → niggler]

Any popular project that is written in Rails, like GitLab or Redmine, typically gets tricky to install real quick because of all the third-party dependencies. This is particularly true if the person installing it is not a developer or it is installing it on Windows or OS X. Gitlab is a bit more trickier than usual because it needs ssh configuration, etc. We are always looking for feedback on how to improve the process

[cs02rm0 → ridruejo]

An offline installer package as an 'all-in-one' option would certainly help us. Even if it's huge.

Edit: is that exactly what one of TFA describes as an option?

[ebrescia → cs02rm0]

We offer those on BitNami for Linux, Windows and OS X: http://bitnami.org/stack/gitlab (free installers and VMs as well as cloud templates)

[ax → ebrescia]

When I go to that page, I only see Linux installers (a .run file). Where are the installers for Mac/Windows?

[ebrescia → ebrescia]

Edit: Sorry - I posted too soon. The installers for Windows and OS X are still in the works, but will be available soon.

[niggler → ridruejo]

"because of all the third-party dependencies."

In my experience, nodejs has many third-party modules but npm never felt as clunky as ruby gems.

Ever think of rewriting? :)