GitLab Server on AWS

Terraform configuration to deploy GitLab Enterprise Edition on AWS with Cloudflare DNS integration.

Quick Start

1. Prepare terraform.tfvars:

# AWS
aws_region    = "us-east-1"
instance_type = "t3.large"
environment   = "production"

# GitLab
gitlab_domain        = "gitlab.yourdomain.com"
gitlab_root_password = "xxxxxxxxxx"  # Change this!
volume_size         = 100

# Cloudflare
cloudflare_zone_id   = "your-zone-id"
cloudflare_api_token = "your-api-token"

2. Deploy:

terraform init
terraform apply

3. Access GitLab:

• URL: https://gitlab.yourdomain.com
• Username: root
• Password: [value from gitlab_root_password]

Prerequisites

• AWS CLI configured
• Terraform installed
• Cloudflare account with domain

Monitoring

CloudWatch logs available at /aws/ec2/gitlab

Server Access

aws ssm start-session --target <instance-id>

Cleanup

terraform destroy