Make sure you view [this installation guide](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/blob/master/doc/install/installation.md) from the branch (version) of GitLab you would like to install. In most cases this should be the highest numbered stable branch (example shown below).
If the highest number stable branch is unclear please check the [GitLab Blog](https://www.gitlab.com/blog/) for installation guide links by version.
## Important notes
## Important Notes
This guide is long because it covers many cases and includes all commands you need, this is [one of the few installation scripts that actually works out of the box](https://twitter.com/robinvdvleuten/status/424163226532986880).
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**Note:** Nginx is the officially supported web server for GitLab. If you cannot or do not want to use Nginx as your web server, have a look at the [GitLab recipes](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-recipes/).
### Installation
sudo apt-get install -y nginx
### Site Configuration
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# domain name of your host serving GitLab.
sudo editor /etc/nginx/sites-available/gitlab
**Note:** If you want to use https, replace the `gitlab` nginx config with `gitlab-ssl`. See [Using HTTPS](#using-https) for all necessary details.
**Note:** If you want to use HTTPS, replace the `gitlab` nginx config with `gitlab-ssl`. See [Using HTTPS](#using-https) for all necessary details.
### Restart
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1. In the `config.yml` of gitlab-shell set the relevant options (see the [install GitLab Shell section](#install-gitlab-shell) of this document).
1. Use the `gitlab-ssl` nginx example config instead of the `gitlab` config.
### Additional markup styles
### Additional Markup Styles
Apart from the always supported markdown style there are other rich text files that GitLab can display. But you might have to install a dependency to do so. Please see the [github-markup gem readme](https://github.com/gitlabhq/markup#markups) for more information.
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You also need to change the corresponding options (e.g. `ssh_user`, `ssh_host`, `admin_uri`) in the `config\gitlab.yml` file.
### LDAP authentication
### LDAP Authentication
You can configure LDAP authentication in `config/gitlab.yml`. Please restart GitLab after editing this file.
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