Commit 071d60bb authored by Achilleas Pipinellis's avatar Achilleas Pipinellis

Merge branch 'docs-update-pages-ip-gitlabcom-ee' into 'master'

Docs: update Pages IP address change + other DNS updates

See merge request gitlab-org/gitlab-ee!6918
parents 0156bb4e 320888b2
---
last_updated: 2018-02-16
last_updated: 2018-08-16
author: Marcia Ramos
author_gitlab: marcia
level: beginner
......@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ Let's start from the beginning with [DNS records](#dns-records).
If you already know how they work and want to skip the introduction to DNS,
you may be interested in skipping it until the [TL;DR](#tl-dr) section below.
## DNS Records
### DNS Records
A Domain Name System (DNS) web service routes visitors to websites
by translating domain names (such as `www.example.com`) into the
......@@ -64,22 +64,28 @@ for the most popular hosting services:
If your hosting service is not listed above, you can just try to
search the web for `how to add dns record on <my hosting service>`.
### DNS A record
#### DNS A record
In case you want to point a root domain (`example.com`) to your
GitLab Pages site, deployed to `namespace.gitlab.io`, you need to
log into your domain's admin control panel and add a DNS `A` record
pointing your domain to Pages' server IP address. For projects on
GitLab.com, this IP is `52.167.214.135`. For projects living in
GitLab.com, this IP is `35.185.44.232`. For projects living in
other GitLab instances (CE or EE), please contact your sysadmin
asking for this information (which IP address is Pages server
running on your instance).
**Practical Example:**
![DNS A record pointing to GitLab.com Pages server](img/dns_add_new_a_record_example_updated.png)
![DNS A record pointing to GitLab.com Pages server](img/dns_add_new_a_record_example_updated_2018.png)
### DNS CNAME record
NOTE: **Note:**
Note that if you use your root domain for your GitLab Pages website **only**, and if
your domain registrar supports this feature, you can add a DNS apex `CNAME`
record instead of an `A` record. The main advantage of doing so is that when GitLab Pages
IP on GitLab.com changes for whatever reason, you don't need to update your `A` record.
#### DNS CNAME record
In case you want to point a subdomain (`hello-world.example.com`)
to your GitLab Pages site initially deployed to `namespace.gitlab.io`,
......@@ -112,14 +118,14 @@ If the domain has multiple uses (e.g., you host email on it as well):
| From | DNS Record | To |
| ---- | ---------- | -- |
| domain.com | A | 52.167.214.135 |
| domain.com | A | 35.185.44.232 |
| domain.com | TXT | gitlab-pages-verification-code=00112233445566778899aabbccddeeff |
If the domain is dedicated to GitLab Pages use and no other services run on it:
| From | DNS Record | To |
| ---- | ---------- | -- |
| subdomain.domain.com | CNAME | gitlab.io |
| subdomain.domain.com | CNAME | namespace.gitlab.io |
| _gitlab-pages-verification-code.subdomain.domain.com | TXT | gitlab-pages-verification-code=00112233445566778899aabbccddeeff |
> **Notes**:
......@@ -129,9 +135,11 @@ If the domain is dedicated to GitLab Pages use and no other services run on it:
> - **Do not** add any special chars after the default Pages
domain. E.g., **do not** point your `subdomain.domain.com` to
`namespace.gitlab.io.` or `namespace.gitlab.io/`.
> - GitLab Pages IP on GitLab.com [has been changed](https://about.gitlab.com/2017/03/06/we-are-changing-the-ip-of-gitlab-pages-on-gitlab-com/) from `104.208.235.32` to `52.167.214.135`.
> - GitLab Pages IP on GitLab.com [was changed](https://about.gitlab.com/2017/03/06/we-are-changing-the-ip-of-gitlab-pages-on-gitlab-com/) in 2017
> - GitLab Pages IP on GitLab.com [has been changed](https://about.gitlab.com/2018/07/19/gcp-move-update/#gitlab-pages-and-custom-domains)
from `52.167.214.135` to `35.185.44.232` in 2018
## Add your custom domain to GitLab Pages settings
### Add your custom domain to GitLab Pages settings
Once you've set the DNS record, you'll need navigate to your project's
**Setting > Pages** and click **+ New domain** to add your custom domain to
......@@ -165,6 +173,18 @@ will fail and attempts to visit your domain will respond with a 404.
Read through the [general documentation on GitLab Pages](introduction.md#add-a-custom-domain-to-your-pages-website) to learn more about adding
custom domains to GitLab Pages sites.
### Redirecting `www.domain.com` to `domain.com` with Cloudflare
If you use Cloudflare, you can redirect `www` to `domain.com` without the need of adding both
`www.domain.com` and `domain.com` to GitLab. This happens due to a [Cloudflare feature that creates
a 301 redirect as a "page rule"](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/issues/48848#note_87314849) for redirecting `www.domain.com` to `domain.com`. In this case,
you can use the following setup:
- In Cloudflare, create a DNS `A` record pointing `domain.com` to `35.185.44.232`
- In GitLab, add the domain to GitLab Pages
- In Cloudflare, create a DNS `TXT` record to verify your domain
- In Cloudflare, create a DNS `CNAME` record poiting `www` to `domain.com`
## SSL/TLS Certificates
Every GitLab Pages project on GitLab.com will be available under
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