Commit 9bf71ba5 authored by Ian Baum's avatar Ian Baum

Add preparation section to Consul documentation

Breaks out steps for preparing to install consul. Adds a link to the
required ports for using Consul with GitLab
parent 7113b604
...@@ -17,9 +17,17 @@ a service networking solution that you can manage by using `/etc/gitlab/gitlab.r ...@@ -17,9 +17,17 @@ a service networking solution that you can manage by using `/etc/gitlab/gitlab.r
## Configure the Consul nodes ## Configure the Consul nodes
After you review the [reference architecture](reference_architectures/index.md#available-reference-architectures) ### Preparation
documentation to determine the number of Consul server nodes you should have,
on _each_ Consul server node: 1. Review the [reference architecture](reference_architectures/index.md#available-reference-architectures)
documentation to determine the number of Consul server nodes you should have.
1. If necessary, ensure the appropriate ports are open in your firewall.
See our [package documentation](https://docs.gitlab.com/omnibus/package-information/defaults.html#ports)
for the full list.
### Installation
On _each_ Consul server node:
1. Follow the instructions to [install](https://about.gitlab.com/install/) 1. Follow the instructions to [install](https://about.gitlab.com/install/)
GitLab by choosing your preferred platform, but do not supply the GitLab by choosing your preferred platform, but do not supply the
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