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stage: Enablement
group: Distribution
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# Steps after installing GitLab
Here are a few resources you might want to check out after completing the
installation.
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## Email and notifications
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- [SMTP](https://docs.gitlab.com/omnibus/settings/smtp.html): Configure SMTP
for proper email notifications support.
## CI/CD
- [Set up runners](https://docs.gitlab.com/runner/): Set up one or more GitLab
Runners, the agents that are responsible for all of the GitLab CI/CD features.
- [GitLab Pages](../administration/pages/index.md): Configure GitLab Pages to
allow hosting of static sites.
- [GitLab Registry](../administration/packages/container_registry.md): With the
GitLab Container Registry, every project can have its own space to store Docker
images.
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## Security
- [Secure GitLab](../security/README.md#securing-your-gitlab-installation):
Recommended practices to secure your GitLab instance.
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- Sign up for the GitLab [Security Newsletter](https://about.gitlab.com/company/preference-center/) to get notified for security updates upon release.
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## Authentication
- [LDAP](../administration/auth/ldap/index.md): Configure LDAP to be used as
an authentication mechanism for GitLab.
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- [SAML and OAuth](../integration/omniauth.md): Authenticate via online services like Okta, Google, Azure AD, and more.
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## Backup and upgrade
- [Back up and restore GitLab](../raketasks/backup_restore.md): Learn the different
ways you can back up or restore GitLab.
- [Upgrade GitLab](../update/index.md): Every 22nd of the month, a new feature-rich GitLab version
is released. Learn how to upgrade to it, or to an interim release that contains a security fix.
- [Release and maintenance policy](../policy/maintenance.md): Learn about GitLab
policies governing version naming, as well as release pace for major, minor, patch,
and security releases.
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## License
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- [Upload a license](../user/admin_area/license.md) or [start a free trial](https://about.gitlab.com/free-trial/):
Activate all GitLab Enterprise Edition functionality with a license.
- [Pricing](https://about.gitlab.com/pricing/): Pricing for the different tiers.
## Cross-repo Code Search
- [Advanced Search](../integration/elasticsearch.md): Leverage Elasticsearch for
faster, more advanced code search across your entire GitLab instance.
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## Scaling and replication
- [Scaling GitLab](../administration/reference_architectures/index.md):
GitLab supports several different types of clustering.
- [Geo replication](../administration/geo/index.md):
Geo is the solution for widely distributed development teams.