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# GitLab directory structure
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This is the directory structure you will end up with following the instructions in the Installation Guide.
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|-- home
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| |-- git
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| |-- .ssh
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| |-- gitlab
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| |-- gitlab-shell
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| |-- repositories
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* `/home/git/.ssh` - contains openssh settings. Specifically the `authorized_keys` file managed by gitlab-shell.
* `/home/git/gitlab` - GitLab core software.
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* `/home/git/gitlab-shell` - Core add-on component of GitLab. Maintains SSH cloning and other functionality.
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* `/home/git/repositories` - bare repositories for all projects organized by namespace. This is where the git repositories which are pushed/pulled are maintained for all projects. **This area is critical data for projects. [Keep a backup](../raketasks/backup_restore.md)**
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*Note: the default locations for repositories can be configured in `config/gitlab.yml` of GitLab and `config.yml` of gitlab-shell.*
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To see a more in-depth overview see the [GitLab architecture doc ](../development/architecture.md ).
