Commit e7d4b8a0 authored by Achilleas Pipinellis's avatar Achilleas Pipinellis Committed by James Edwards-Jones

First iteration on Pages refactoring

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# GitLab Pages Administration
> **Note:**
> This feature was first [introduced][ee-80] in GitLab EE 8.3.
> Custom CNAMEs with TLS support were [introduced][ee-173] in GitLab EE 8.5.
> **Notes:**
> - [Introduced][ee-80] in GitLab EE 8.3.
> - Custom CNAMEs with TLS support were [introduced][ee-173] in GitLab EE 8.5.
> - GitLab Pages were ported to Community Edition in GitLab 8.16.
---
......@@ -14,33 +15,20 @@ configuration.
If you are looking for ways to upload your static content in GitLab Pages, you
probably want to read the [user documentation](README.md).
## The GitLab Pages daemon
Starting from GitLab EE 8.5, GitLab Pages make use of the [GitLab Pages daemon],
a simple HTTP server written in Go that can listen on an external IP address
and provide support for custom domains and custom certificates. The GitLab
Pages Daemon supports dynamic certificates through SNI and exposes pages using
HTTP2 by default.
Here is a brief list with what it is supported when using the pages daemon:
- Multiple domains per-project
- One TLS certificate per-domain
- Validation of certificate
- Validation of certificate chain
- Validation of private key against certificate
## Overview
GitLab Pages makes use of the [GitLab Pages daemon], a simple HTTP server
written in Go that can listen on an external IP address and provide support for
custom domains and custom certificates. It supports dynamic certificates through
SNI and exposes pages using HTTP2 by default.
You are encouraged to read its [README][pages-readme] to fully understand how
it works.
[gitlab pages daemon]: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-pages
[pages-readme]: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-pages/blob/master/README.md
### The GitLab Pages daemon and the case of custom domains
---
In the case of custom domains, the Pages daemon needs to listen on ports `80`
and/or `443`. For that reason, there is some flexibility in the way which you
can set it up, so you basically have three choices:
can set it up:
1. Run the pages daemon in the same server as GitLab, listening on a secondary IP
1. Run the pages daemon in a separate server. In that case, the
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pages will not be able to be served with user provided certificates. For
HTTP it's OK to use HTTP or TCP load balancing.
In this document, we will proceed assuming the first option. Let's begin by
installing the pages daemon.
### Install the Pages daemon
**Source installations**
```
cd /home/git
sudo -u git -H git clone https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-pages.git
cd gitlab-pages
sudo -u git -H git checkout v0.2.1
sudo -u git -H make
```
**Omnibus installations**
The `gitlab-pages` daemon is included in the Omnibus package.
## Configuration
There are multiple ways to set up GitLab Pages according to what URL scheme you
are willing to support.
### Configuration prerequisites
In this document, we will proceed assuming the first option.
In the next section you will find all possible scenarios to choose from.
## Prerequisites
In either scenario, you will need:
Before proceeding with the Pages configuration, you will need to:
1. To use the [GitLab Pages daemon](#the-gitlab-pages-daemon)
1. A separate domain
1. A separate Nginx configuration file which needs to be explicitly added in
the server under which GitLab EE runs (Omnibus does that automatically)
1. (Optional) A wildcard certificate for that domain if you decide to serve
pages under HTTPS
1. (Optional but recommended) [Shared runners](../ci/runners/README.md) so that
your users don't have to bring their own
### Configuration scenarios
Before proceeding with setting up GitLab Pages, you have to decide which route
you want to take.
The possible scenarios are depicted in the table below.
| URL scheme | Option | Wildcard certificate | Custom domain with HTTP support | Custom domain with HTTPS support | Secondary IP |
| --- |:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|
| `http://page.example.io` | 1 | no | no | no | no |
| `https://page.example.io` | 1 | yes | no | no | no |
| `http://page.example.io` and `http://page.com` | 2 | no | yes | no | yes |
| `https://page.example.io` and `https://page.com` | 2 | yes | redirects to HTTPS | yes | yes |
As you see from the table above, each URL scheme comes with an option:
1. Pages enabled, daemon is enabled and NGINX will proxy all requests to the
daemon. Pages daemon doesn't listen to the outside world.
1. Pages enabled, daemon is enabled AND pages has external IP support enabled.
In that case, the pages daemon is running, NGINX still proxies requests to
the daemon but the daemon is also able to receive requests from the outside
world. Custom domains and TLS are supported.
1. Have a separate domain under which the GitLab Pages will be served
1. (Optional) Have a wildcard certificate for that domain if you decide to serve
Pages under HTTPS
1. Configure a wildcard DNS record
1. (Optional but recommended) Enable [Shared runners](../ci/runners/README.md)
so that your users don't have to bring their own
### DNS configuration
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where `example.io` is the domain under which GitLab Pages will be served
and `1.2.3.4` is the IP address of your GitLab instance.
> **Note:**
You should not use the GitLab domain to serve user pages. For more information
see the [security section](#security).
[wiki-wildcard-dns]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wildcard_DNS_record
## Setting up GitLab Pages
## Configuration
Depending on your needs, you can install GitLab Pages in four different ways.
Below are the four scenarios that are described in
[#configuration-scenarios](#configuration-scenarios).
### Option 1. Custom domains with HTTPS support
### Custom domains with HTTPS support
| URL scheme | Wildcard certificate | Custom domain with HTTP support | Custom domain with HTTPS support | Secondary IP |
| --- |:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|
| `https://page.example.io` and `https://page.com` | yes | redirects to HTTPS | yes | yes |
Pages enabled, daemon is enabled AND pages has external IP support enabled.
In that case, the pages daemon is running, NGINX still proxies requests to
the daemon but the daemon is also able to receive requests from the outside
world. Custom domains and TLS are supported.
**Source installations:**
1. [Install the pages daemon](#install-the-pages-daemon)
1. Install the Pages daemon:
```
cd /home/git
sudo -u git -H git clone https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-pages.git
cd gitlab-pages
sudo -u git -H git checkout v0.2.1
sudo -u git -H make
```
1. Edit `gitlab.yml` to look like the example below. You need to change the
`host` to the FQDN under which GitLab Pages will be served. Set
`external_http` and `external_https` to the secondary IP on which the pages
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gitlab_pages_options="-pages-domain example.io -pages-root $app_root/shared/pages -listen-proxy 127.0.0.1:8090 -listen-http 1.1.1.1:80 -listen-https 1.1.1.1:443 -root-cert /path/to/example.io.crt -root-key /path/to/example.io.key
```
1. Make sure to [configure NGINX](#nginx-configuration) properly.
1. Copy the `gitlab-pages-ssl` Nginx configuration file:
```bash
sudo cp lib/support/nginx/gitlab-pages-ssl /etc/nginx/sites-available/gitlab-pages-ssl.conf
sudo ln -sf /etc/nginx/sites-{available,enabled}/gitlab-pages-ssl.conf
```
Replace `gitlab-pages-ssl` with `gitlab-pages` if you are not using SSL.
1. Edit all GitLab related configs in `/etc/nginx/site-available/` and replace
`0.0.0.0` with `1.1.1.1`, where `1.1.1.1` the primary IP where GitLab
listens to.
1. Restart NGINX
1. [Restart GitLab][restart]
---
......@@ -197,17 +165,32 @@ Below are the four scenarios that are described in
where `1.1.1.1` is the primary IP address that GitLab is listening to and
`1.1.1.2` the secondary IP where the GitLab Pages daemon listens to.
Read more at the
[NGINX configuration for custom domains](#nginx-configuration-for-custom-domains)
section.
1. [Reconfigure GitLab][reconfigure]
### Custom domains without HTTPS support
### Option 2. Custom domains without HTTPS support
| URL scheme | Wildcard certificate | Custom domain with HTTP support | Custom domain with HTTPS support | Secondary IP |
| --- |:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|
| `http://page.example.io` and `http://page.com` | no | yes | no | yes |
Pages enabled, daemon is enabled AND pages has external IP support enabled.
In that case, the pages daemon is running, NGINX still proxies requests to
the daemon but the daemon is also able to receive requests from the outside
world. Custom domains and TLS are supported.
**Source installations:**
1. [Install the pages daemon](#install-the-pages-daemon)
1. Install the Pages daemon:
```
cd /home/git
sudo -u git -H git clone https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-pages.git
cd gitlab-pages
sudo -u git -H git checkout v0.2.1
sudo -u git -H make
```
1. Edit `gitlab.yml` to look like the example below. You need to change the
`host` to the FQDN under which GitLab Pages will be served. Set
`external_http` to the secondary IP on which the pages daemon will listen
......@@ -236,7 +219,19 @@ Below are the four scenarios that are described in
gitlab_pages_options="-pages-domain example.io -pages-root $app_root/shared/pages -listen-proxy 127.0.0.1:8090 -listen-http 1.1.1.1:80"
```
1. Make sure to [configure NGINX](#nginx-configuration) properly.
1. Copy the `gitlab-pages-ssl` Nginx configuration file:
```bash
sudo cp lib/support/nginx/gitlab-pages-ssl /etc/nginx/sites-available/gitlab-pages-ssl.conf
sudo ln -sf /etc/nginx/sites-{available,enabled}/gitlab-pages-ssl.conf
```
Replace `gitlab-pages-ssl` with `gitlab-pages` if you are not using SSL.
1. Edit all GitLab related configs in `/etc/nginx/site-available/` and replace
`0.0.0.0` with `1.1.1.1`, where `1.1.1.1` the primary IP where GitLab
listens to.
1. Restart NGINX
1. [Restart GitLab][restart]
---
......@@ -254,58 +249,29 @@ Below are the four scenarios that are described in
where `1.1.1.1` is the primary IP address that GitLab is listening to and
`1.1.1.2` the secondary IP where the GitLab Pages daemon listens to.
Read more at the
[NGINX configuration for custom domains](#nginx-configuration-for-custom-domains)
section.
1. [Reconfigure GitLab][reconfigure]
### Wildcard HTTP domain without custom domains
**Source installations:**
### Option 3. Wildcard HTTPS domain without custom domains
1. [Install the pages daemon](#install-the-pages-daemon)
1. Go to the GitLab installation directory:
| URL scheme | Wildcard certificate | Custom domain with HTTP support | Custom domain with HTTPS support | Secondary IP |
| --- |:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|
| `https://page.example.io` | yes | no | no | no |
```bash
cd /home/git/gitlab
```
Pages enabled, daemon is enabled and NGINX will proxy all requests to the
daemon. Pages daemon doesn't listen to the outside world.
1. Edit `gitlab.yml` and under the `pages` setting, set `enabled` to `true` and
the `host` to the FQDN under which GitLab Pages will be served:
**Source installations:**
```yaml
## GitLab Pages
pages:
enabled: true
# The location where pages are stored (default: shared/pages).
# path: shared/pages
1. Install the Pages daemon:
host: example.io
port: 80
https: false
```
1. Make sure to [configure NGINX](#nginx-configuration) properly.
1. [Restart GitLab][restart]
---
**Omnibus installations:**
1. Set the external URL for GitLab Pages in `/etc/gitlab/gitlab.rb`:
```ruby
pages_external_url 'http://example.io'
cd /home/git
sudo -u git -H git clone https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-pages.git
cd gitlab-pages
sudo -u git -H git checkout v0.2.1
sudo -u git -H make
```
1. [Reconfigure GitLab][reconfigure]
### Wildcard HTTPS domain without custom domains
**Source installations:**
1. [Install the pages daemon](#install-the-pages-daemon)
1. In `gitlab.yml`, set the port to `443` and https to `true`:
```bash
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https: true
```
1. Make sure to [configure NGINX](#nginx-configuration) properly.
1. Copy the `gitlab-pages-ssl` Nginx configuration file:
```bash
sudo cp lib/support/nginx/gitlab-pages-ssl /etc/nginx/sites-available/gitlab-pages-ssl.conf
sudo ln -sf /etc/nginx/sites-{available,enabled}/gitlab-pages-ssl.conf
```
Replace `gitlab-pages-ssl` with `gitlab-pages` if you are not using SSL.
---
......@@ -342,49 +315,76 @@ Below are the four scenarios that are described in
1. [Reconfigure GitLab][reconfigure]
## NGINX configuration
### Option 4. Wildcard HTTP domain without custom domains
Depending on your setup, you will need to make some changes to NGINX.
Specifically you must change the domain name and the IP address where NGINX
listens to. Read the following sections for more details.
| URL scheme | Wildcard certificate | Custom domain with HTTP support | Custom domain with HTTPS support | Secondary IP |
| --- |:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|:---:|
| `http://page.example.io` | no | no | no | no |
### NGINX configuration files
Pages enabled, daemon is enabled and NGINX will proxy all requests to the
daemon. Pages daemon doesn't listen to the outside world.
Copy the `gitlab-pages-ssl` Nginx configuration file:
**Source installations:**
```bash
sudo cp lib/support/nginx/gitlab-pages-ssl /etc/nginx/sites-available/gitlab-pages-ssl.conf
sudo ln -sf /etc/nginx/sites-{available,enabled}/gitlab-pages-ssl.conf
```
1. Install the Pages daemon:
Replace `gitlab-pages-ssl` with `gitlab-pages` if you are not using SSL.
```
cd /home/git
sudo -u git -H git clone https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-pages.git
cd gitlab-pages
sudo -u git -H git checkout v0.2.1
sudo -u git -H make
```
### NGINX configuration for custom domains
1. Go to the GitLab installation directory:
> If you are not using custom domains ignore this section.
```bash
cd /home/git/gitlab
```
[In the case of custom domains](#the-gitlab-pages-daemon-and-the-case-of-custom-domains),
if you have the secondary IP address configured on the same server as GitLab,
you need to change **all** NGINX configs to listen on the first IP address.
1. Edit `gitlab.yml` and under the `pages` setting, set `enabled` to `true` and
the `host` to the FQDN under which GitLab Pages will be served:
**Source installations:**
```yaml
## GitLab Pages
pages:
enabled: true
# The location where pages are stored (default: shared/pages).
# path: shared/pages
host: example.io
port: 80
https: false
```
1. Copy the `gitlab-pages-ssl` Nginx configuration file:
```bash
sudo cp lib/support/nginx/gitlab-pages-ssl /etc/nginx/sites-available/gitlab-pages-ssl.conf
sudo ln -sf /etc/nginx/sites-{available,enabled}/gitlab-pages-ssl.conf
```
Replace `gitlab-pages-ssl` with `gitlab-pages` if you are not using SSL.
1. Edit all GitLab related configs in `/etc/nginx/site-available/` and replace
`0.0.0.0` with `1.1.1.1`, where `1.1.1.1` the primary IP where GitLab
listens to.
1. Restart NGINX
1. [Restart GitLab][restart]
---
**Omnibus installations:**
1. Edit `/etc/gitlab/gilab.rb`:
1. Set the external URL for GitLab Pages in `/etc/gitlab/gitlab.rb`:
```
nginx['listen_addresses'] = ['1.1.1.1']
```ruby
pages_external_url 'http://example.io'
```
1. [Reconfigure GitLab][reconfigure]
### NGINX caveats
## NGINX caveats
>**Note:**
The following information applies only for installations from source.
Be extra careful when setting up the domain name in the NGINX config. You must
not remove the backslashes.
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---
**GitLab 8.16 ([documentation][8-16-docs])**
- GitLab Pages were ported to Community Edition in GitLab 8.16.
- Documentation was refactored to be more modular and easy to follow.
**GitLab 8.5 ([documentation][8-5-docs])**
- In GitLab 8.5 we introduced the [gitlab-pages][] daemon which is now the
recommended way to set up GitLab Pages.
- The [NGINX configs][] have changed to reflect this change. So make sure to
update them.
- Custom CNAME and TLS certificates support
- Documentation was moved to one place
[8-5-docs]: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ee/blob/8-5-stable-ee/doc/pages/administration.md
[gitlab-pages]: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-pages/tree/v0.2.1
[NGINX configs]: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ee/tree/8-5-stable-ee/lib/support/nginx
- Custom CNAME and TLS certificates support.
- Documentation was moved to one place.
---
**GitLab 8.4**
No new changes.
---
**GitLab 8.3 ([source docs][8-3-docs], [Omnibus docs][8-3-omnidocs])**
**GitLab 8.3 ([documentation][8-3-docs])**
- GitLab Pages feature was introduced.
[8-3-docs]: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ee/blob/8-3-stable-ee/doc/pages/administration.md
[8-3-omnidocs]: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/omnibus-gitlab/blob/8-3-stable-ee/doc/settings/pages.md
[8-5-docs]: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ee/blob/8-5-stable-ee/doc/pages/administration.md
[8-16-docs]: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/blob/8-16-stable-ce/doc/pages/administration.md
[backup]: ../raketasks/backup_restore.md
[ee-80]: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ee/merge_requests/80
[ee-173]: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ee/merge_requests/173
[gitlab pages daemon]: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-pages
[NGINX configs]: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ee/tree/8-5-stable-ee/lib/support/nginx
[pages-readme]: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-pages/blob/master/README.md
[reconfigure]: ../administration/restart_gitlab.md#omnibus-gitlab-reconfigure
[restart]: ../administration/restart_gitlab.md#installations-from-source
[gitlab-pages]: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-pages/tree/v0.2.1
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