ClickHouse database
The GitLab chart can be configured to set up GitLab with an external ClickHouse database via the HTTP interface. Required parameters:
| Parameter | Description |
|---|---|
global.clickhouse.main.url
| URL for the database |
global.clickhouse.main.username
| Database Username |
global.clickhouse.main.password.secret
| Name of the configured secret |
global.clickhouse.main.password.key
| Which key to use as the password within the secret |
global.clickhouse.main.database
| Database name |
Using ClickHouse is intended for experimenting and testing purposes only at the moment.
Configuring the password
The password can be set manually using the kubectl CLI tool:
kubectl create secret generic gitlab-clickhouse-password --from-literal="main_password=PASSWORD_HERE"
Starting a chart with ClickHouse
You can fill in the details related to the ClickHouse server in the examples/kind/enable-clickhouse.yaml file.
Start the chart:
helm upgrade --install gitlab . \
--timeout 600s \
--set global.image.pullPolicy=Always \
--set global.hosts.domain=YOUR_IP.nip.io \
--set global.hosts.externalIP=YOUR_IP \
-f examples/kind/values-base.yaml \
-f examples/kind/values-no-ssl.yaml \
-f examples/clickhouse/enable-clickhouse.yaml