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# Configure GitLab using an external PostgreSQL service
# Configure GitLab using an external PostgreSQL service **(FREE SELF)**
If you're hosting GitLab on a cloud provider, you can optionally use a
managed service for PostgreSQL. For example, AWS offers a managed Relational
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# Configuring PostgreSQL for scaling
# Configuring PostgreSQL for scaling **(FREE SELF)**
In this section, you'll be guided through configuring a PostgreSQL database to
be used with GitLab in one of our [reference architectures](../reference_architectures/index.md).
There are essentially three setups to choose from.
## PostgreSQL replication and failover with Omnibus GitLab **(PREMIUM SELF)**
This setup is for when you have installed GitLab using the
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# PostgreSQL
# PostgreSQL **(FREE SELF)**
This page contains information about PostgreSQL the GitLab Support team uses
when troubleshooting. GitLab makes this information public, so that anyone can