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# Installation
GitLab can be installed via various ways. Check the [installation methods][methods]
for an overview.
## Requirements
Before installing GitLab, make sure to check the [requirements documentation](requirements.md)
which includes useful information on the supported Operating Systems as well as
the hardware requirements.
## Installation methods
- [Installation using the Omnibus packages](https://about.gitlab.com/downloads/) -
Install GitLab using our official deb/rpm repositories. This is the
recommended way.
- [Installation from source](installation.md) - Install GitLab from source.
Useful for unsupported systems like *BSD. For an overview of the directory
structure, read the [structure documentation](structure.md).
- [Docker](https://docs.gitlab.com/omnibus/docker/) - Install GitLab using Docker.
- [Installation on Google Cloud Platform](google_cloud_platform/index.md) - Install
GitLab on Google Cloud Platform using our official image.
- [Digital Ocean and Docker](digitaloceandocker.md) - Install GitLab quickly
on DigitalOcean using Docker.
## Database
While the recommended database is PostgreSQL, we provide information to install
GitLab using MySQL. Check the [MySQL documentation](database_mysql.md) for more
information.
[methods]: https://about.gitlab.com/installation/