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Document the git_data_dir attribute

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README.md
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98 98 - `/var/log/gitlab` contains all log data generated by components of
99 99 omnibus-gitlab.
100 100  
  101 +### Storing Git data in an alternative directory
  102 +
  103 +By default, omnibus-gitlab stores Git repository data in `/var/opt/gitlab/git-data`.
  104 +You can change this location by adding the following line to `/etc/gitlab/gitlab.rb`.
  105 +
  106 +```ruby
  107 +git_data_dir "/mnt/nas/gitlab"
  108 +```
  109 +
  110 +Run `sudo gitlab-ctl reconfigure` for the change to take effect.
  111 +
101 112 ## Building your own package
102 113  
103 114 See [the separate build documentation](doc/build.md).
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