Commit e530453d authored by Achilleas Pipinellis's avatar Achilleas Pipinellis

Merge branch 'mrchrisw-update-geo-docs' into 'master'

Update source instructions for Geo. Add auto sync.

See merge request !1844
parents b73ff4f6 03d8394d
......@@ -233,10 +233,30 @@ The two most obvious issues that replication can have here are:
### Step 5. Replicating the repositories data
Getting a new secondary Geo node up and running, will also require the
repositories directory to be synced from the primary node.
repositories data to be synced.
With GitLab **8.14** you can start the syncing process by clicking the
"Backfill all repositories" button on `Admin > Geo Nodes` screen.
With GitLab **9.0** the syncing process starts automatically from the
secondary node after the **Add Node** button is pressed.
Currently, this is what is synced:
* Git repositories
* Wikis
* LFS objects
* Issue, merge request, and comment attachments
* User, group, and project avatars
You can monitor the status of the syncing process on a secondary node
by visiting the primary node's **Admin Area ➔ Geo Nodes** (`/admin/geo_nodes`)
in your browser.
![GitLab Geo dashboard](img/geo-node-dashboard.png)
Disabling a secondary node stops the syncing process.
With GitLab **8.14** this process is started manually from the primary node.
You can start the syncing process by clicking the "Backfill all repositories"
button on `Admin > Geo Nodes` screen.
On previous versions, you can use `rsync` for that:
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