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Two-factor authentication

Improve the security of your GitLab account

Back up and restore GitLab

Back up and restore self-managed GitLab instances

GitLab groups

Manage projects together

GitLab CI/CD reference

GitLab CI/CD pipeline configuration reference

Database settings

Database settings for Omnibus GitLab self-managed instances

Elasticsearch integration

Integrate Elasticsearch with GitLab to enable advanced searching

GitLab policies

Policies for version naming and cadence, and also upgrade recommendations

NGINX settings

NGINX settings for Omnibus GitLab self-managed instances

SSL configuration

SSL settings for Omnibus GitLab self-managed instances

Activate GitLab EE

Activate GitLab Enterprise Edition functionality with a license

GitLab.com settings

Information about the settings that are used on GitLab.com, like SSH keys fingerprints, and shared Runners configuration

Reference architectures

Recommended configurations to scale your GitLab installation for your number of users

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