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Simplify Geo installation docs: tracking DB is enabled by default now
Closes #3827 [ci skip]
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geo_secondary_role['enable'] = true
geo_secondary_role['enable'] = true
```
```
1.
Optional since GitLab 9.1, and required for GitLab 10.0 or higher:
1.
[
Reconfigure GitLab
][]
for the changes to take effect.
[
Enable tracking database on the secondary server
](
#enable-tracking-database-on-the-secondary-server
)
1.
Otherwise, continue to
[
initiate the replication process
](
#step-3-initiate-the-replication-process
)
.
#### Enable tracking database on the secondary server
Geo secondary nodes use a tracking database to keep track of replication status and recover
automatically from some replication issues.
It is added in GitLab 9.1, and since GitLab 10.0 it is required.
> **IMPORTANT:** For this feature to work correctly, all nodes must be
with their clocks synchronized. It is not required for all nodes to be set to
the same time zone, but when the respective times are converted to UTC time,
the clocks must be synchronized to within 60 seconds of each other.
1.
Setup clock synchronization service in your Linux distro.
1.
Setup clock synchronization service in your Linux distro.
This can easily be done via any NTP-compatible daemon. For example,
This can easily be done via any NTP-compatible daemon. For example,
here are
[
instructions for setting up NTP with Ubuntu
](
https://help.ubuntu.com/lts/serverguide/NTP.html
)
.
here are
[
instructions for setting up NTP with Ubuntu
](
https://help.ubuntu.com/lts/serverguide/NTP.html
)
.
1.
Edit
`/etc/gitlab/gitlab.rb`
and add the following:
**IMPORTANT:** For Geo to work correctly, all nodes must be with their
clocks synchronized. It is not required for all nodes to be set to the
```ruby
same time zone, but when the respective times are converted to UTC time,
geo_postgresql['enable'] = true
the clocks must be synchronized to within 60 seconds of each other.
```
1.
Set up the Geo tracking database:
```
sudo gitlab-rake geo:db:migrate
```
1.
[
Reconfigure GitLab
][]
for the changes to take effect.
1.
Continue to
[
initiate the replication process
](
#step-3-initiate-the-replication-process
)
.
### Step 3. Initiate the replication process
### Step 3. Initiate the replication process
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