GitLab Operations#

#Setting the Default Language to Chinese in GitLab

GitLab filters out languages with less than 90% translation coverage via the SWITCHER_MINIMUM_TRANSLATION_LEVEL variable in the code. Simplified Chinese sits at 84% and Traditional Chinese at 83%.

Navigate to /path/to/gitlab/embedded/service/gitlab-rails/app/helpers/preferred_language_switcher_helper.rb and modify the code as follows:

- SWITCHER_MINIMUM_TRANSLATION_LEVEL = 90
+ SWITCHER_MINIMUM_TRANSLATION_LEVEL = 80

Then restart GitLab with gitlab-ctl restart.

#Adding ICP Filing Information to the Homepage

Navigate to /path/to/gitlab/embedded/service/gitlab-rails/app/views/devise/shared/_footer.html.haml and add the following:

+ = link_to _("Your ICP Filing Number"), "https://beian.miit.gov.cn/", target: '_blank', class: 'text-nowrap', rel: 'noopener noreferrer'

#Upgrading GitLab

#Downloading the GitLab CE Package

Download the deb package from the GitLab Package page and transfer it to the server using scp or a similar tool.

#Stopping Memory-Intensive Services

gitlab-ctl stop puma
gitlab-ctl stop sidekiq

#Running a Backup

# Example: skip build artefacts and container registry, backing up only the database and repositories
sudo gitlab-backup create SKIP=artifacts,registry

#Installing

sudo dpkg -i gitlab-package.deb