There are new configuration options available for [`gitlab.yml`](config/gitlab.yml.example). View them with the command below and apply them manually to your current `gitlab.yml`:
Previous versions of GitLab allowed Redis versions >= 2.0 to be used, but
GitLab 8.3 uses Sidekiq 4.0, which requires Redis 2.8. You can check your Redis version
with the following command:
redis-cli info | grep redis_version
If you need to upgrade, see the [installation guide for Redis](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/blob/master/doc/install/installation.md#6-redis).
### 9. Start application
sudo service gitlab start
sudo service nginx restart
### 10. Check application status
Check if GitLab and its environment are configured correctly: