to Gitaly. End users do not have direct access to Gitaly.
In the rest of this page, Gitaly server is referred to the standalone node that
only runs Gitaly, and Gitaly client to the GitLab Rails node that runs all other
processes except Gitaly.
On this page, *Gitaly server* refers to a standalone node that only runs Gitaly
and *Gitaly client* is a GitLab Rails app node that runs all other processes
except Gitaly.
## Architecture
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The Gitaly service itself is configured via a [TOML configuration file](reference.md).
In case you want to change some of its settings:
If you want to change any of its settings:
**For Omnibus GitLab**
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needs to be enabled in your GitLab configuration. [Since GitLab v12.3](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/issues/6481),
the new indexer becomes the default and no configuration is required.
NOTE: **Note:** While Gitaly can be used as a replacement for NFS, it's not recommended
to use EFS as it may impact GitLab's performance. Review the [relevant documentation](../high_availability/nfs.md#avoid-using-awss-elastic-file-system-efs)
for more details.
### Network architecture
The following list depicts what the network architecture of Gitaly is:
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1. Save the file and [restart GitLab](../restart_gitlab.md#installations-from-source).
## Eliminating NFS altogether
If you are planning to use Gitaly without NFS for your storage needs
and want to eliminate NFS from your environment altogether, there are
a few things that you need to do:
1. Make sure the [`git` user home directory](https://docs.gitlab.com/omnibus/settings/configuration.html#moving-the-home-directory-for-a-user) is on local disk.
1. Configure [database lookup of SSH keys](../operations/fast_ssh_key_lookup.md)
to eliminate the need for a shared `authorized_keys` file.
1. Configure [object storage for job artifacts](../job_artifacts.md#using-object-storage)
including [incremental logging](../job_logs.md#new-incremental-logging-architecture).
1. Configure [object storage for LFS objects](../lfs/lfs_administration.md#storing-lfs-objects-in-remote-object-storage).
1. Configure [object storage for uploads](../uploads.md#using-object-storage-core-only).
1. Configure [object storage for merge request diffs](../merge_request_diffs.md#using-object-storage).
1. Configure [object storage for packages](../packages/index.md#using-object-storage)(optional feature).
1. Configure [object storage for dependency proxy](../packages/dependency_proxy.md#using-object-storage)(optional feature).
1. Configure [object storage for Mattermost](https://docs.mattermost.com/administration/config-settings.html#file-storage)(optional feature).
NOTE: **Note:**
One current feature of GitLab that still requires a shared directory (NFS) is
GitLab supports utilizing a Cloud Object Storage service over [NFS](nfs.md) for holding
numerous types of data. This is recommended in larger setups as object storage is
typically much more performant and reliable.
For configuring GitLab to use Object Storage refer to the following guides:
1. Make sure the [`git` user home directory](https://docs.gitlab.com/omnibus/settings/configuration.html#moving-the-home-directory-for-a-user) is on local disk.
1. Configure [database lookup of SSH keys](../operations/fast_ssh_key_lookup.md)
to eliminate the need for a shared `authorized_keys` file.
1. Configure [object storage for job artifacts](../job_artifacts.md#using-object-storage)
including [incremental logging](../job_logs.md#new-incremental-logging-architecture).
1. Configure [object storage for LFS objects](../lfs/lfs_administration.md#storing-lfs-objects-in-remote-object-storage).
1. Configure [object storage for uploads](../uploads.md#using-object-storage-core-only).
1. Configure [object storage for merge request diffs](../merge_request_diffs.md#using-object-storage).
1. Configure [object storage for packages](../packages/index.md#using-object-storage)(optional feature).
1. Configure [object storage for dependency proxy](../packages/dependency_proxy.md#using-object-storage)(optional feature).
NOTE: **Note:**
One current feature of GitLab that still requires a shared directory (NFS) is
