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Bitnami Documentation > General Documentation > Bitnami Application Stacks > Bitnami package for GitLab CE > Administration > Upgrade GitLab CE

Bitnami package for GitLab CE

Getting started

  • Obtain application and server credentials
  • Access the administration panel
  • Understand the default port configuration
  • Run rake commands
  • Push changes to GitLab
  • postgresql
  • Understand the default configuration
  • Obtain PostgreSQL root credentials
  • Connect to PostgreSQL

Configuration

  • Configure SMTP for outbound emails
  • Modify the GitLab host name
  • postgresql
  • Create a database and user

Administration

  • Start or stop services
  • Use a PEM file to pull or push
  • Update the IP address or hostname
  • Reset the GitLab CE administrator password
  • Upgrade GitLab CE
  • Create and restore application backups
  • Create an SSL certificate
  • Enable HTTPS support with NGINX
  • Generate and configure a Let's Encrypt certificate
  • Upload files using SFTP
  • postgresql
  • Connect to GitLab CE from a different machine
  • Modify the default administrator password
  • Secure PostgreSQL
  • Create and restore PostgreSQL backups
  • Configure pgAdmin 4

Troubleshooting

  • Debug GitLab CE errors

Related guides for GitLab CE

Upgrade GitLab CE

If you have already installed Omnibus GitLab, the GitLab official repository is has been configured for you. In case you aren’t using GitLab official repositories for any reason, you can also manually update the application by downloading the official packages.

Learn how to update GitLab.

In this article

Last modification May 12, 2025

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