:) Thanks for your response. For other people some context, the GitLab Omnibus packages contains one web server (nginx, but you can also use it with Apache). The CI server is now integrated in GitLab itself (no longer a separate app). And you have the option to run Mattermost (but if you choose not to set this up it will not consume any ram or CPU).
The Omnibus packages allow you to quickly install GitLab without having to do a lot of setup. The installation from source is also official, see https://about.gitlab.com/installation/
Just wanted to +1 the parent comment. I'm sure you're tired of hearing this, but it feels pretty backwards that we have to disable parts of the installation just to get it to work alongside other stuff (with a shared nginx instance, etc).
Its understandable why you wanted to bundle everything, and I bet it makes installation much easier for beginners and/or lazy sysadmins.
That said, it would be even better if the installation worked with existing software instead of installing its own copy of everything. It seems like apt package dependencies would be more elegant than bundling everything together.
Its great to have the installation from source as a supported option. But lets be honest, that's a world of pain that's simply unnecessary for a standard deployment.
"It seems like apt package dependencies would be more elegant than bundling everything together." totally agree, that why is why we're sponsoring Pirate Praveen who is working on a native Debian package.
