Be careful with configuration management

Jacob Vosmaer
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@@ -134,6 +134,12 @@ sudo service redis-server stop
 sudo update-rc.d redis-server disable
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+If you are using a configuration management system to manage GitLab on your
+server, remember to also disable GitLab and its related services there. Also
+note that in the following steps, the existing home directory of the git user
+(`/home/git`) will be changed to `/var/opt/gitlab`.
+
+
 Next, create a `gitlab.rb` file for your new setup.
  
 ```
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134	134	sudo update-rc.d redis-server disable
135	135	```
136	136
	137	+If you are using a configuration management system to manage GitLab on your
	138	+server, remember to also disable GitLab and its related services there. Also
	139	+note that in the following steps, the existing home directory of the git user
	140	+(`/home/git`) will be changed to `/var/opt/gitlab`.
	141	+
	142	+
137	143	Next, create a `gitlab.rb` file for your new setup.
138	144
139	145	```
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