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doc/install/structure.md
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10 10 | |-- gitlab-shell
11 11 | |-- repositories
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  13 +* `/home/git/.ssh` - contains openssh settings. Specifically the `authorized_keys` file managed by gitlab-shell.
  14 +* `/home/git/gitlab` - GitLab core software.
  15 +* `/home/git/gitlab-satellites` - checked out repositories for merge requests and file editing from web UI. This can be treated as a temporary files directory.
  16 +* `/home/git/gitlab-shell` - Core add-on component of gitlab. Maintains SSH cloning and other functionality.
  17 +* `/home/git/repositories` - bare repositories for all projects organized by namespace. This is where the git repositories which are pushed/pulled are maintained for all projects. **This area is critical data for projects. [Keep a backup](../raketasks/backup_restore.md)**
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14   -**/home/git/.ssh**
  19 +*Note: the default locations for gitlab-satellites and repositories can be configured in `config/gitlab.yml` of gitlab and `config.yml` of gitlab-shell.*
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16   -**/home/git/gitlab**
17   - This is where GitLab lives.
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19   -**/home/git/gitlab-satellites**
20   - Contains a copy of all repositories with a working tree.
21   - It's used for merge requests, editing files, etc.
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23   -**/home/git/repositories**
24   - Holds all your repositories in bare format.
25   - This is the place Git uses when you pull/push to your projects.
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27   -You can change them in your `config/gitlab.yml` file.
  21 +To see a more in-depth overview see the [GitLab architecture doc](../development/architecture.md).
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