Configuration Review: Version Control & Deployment Stability

[youming1970]

Hi @steevepay,

Thanks for creating this helpful GitLab self-hosting solution! I noticed a couple of configuration patterns that could improve production deployment stability.

Configuration Findings

P1: Image Version Control

Location: docker-compose.yml:5

image: 'gitlab/gitlab-ce:latest'

Risk: Using the latest tag can introduce unexpected changes and makes rollbacks difficult in production environments.

Suggested Fix: Pin to specific version for stability:

image: 'gitlab/gitlab-ce:16.3.0-ce.0'  # Current stable

P2: Restart Policy Conflict

Location: Lines 7 & 13

restart: always
# ...
restart: unless-stopped

Risk: Duplicate restart policies may cause unexpected behavior.

Suggested Fix: Use single policy:

restart: unless-stopped

Additional Improvements

• Health Checks: Add GitLab service health monitoring
• Resource Limits: Prevent memory/CPU exhaustion

These changes would make the setup more reliable for production deployments while maintaining the same functionality.

If you're interested in production-grade configuration optimization, feel free to reach out: youming@flowspec.org

Best regards,
Configuration Security Review Team