ADR: Delivery of Orbit and DIP to Self Managed

Why is this change being made?

Orbit and DIP are being delivered to GitLab Self-Managed, and the packaging shape and install path have to be settled. As these decisions are hard to change later on; and touches several several strategic efforts in the domain of delivery, we are discussing and documenting this as an ADR.

Relates Orbit on Self Managed - Beta (gitlab-org#22739) • Dmitry Gruzd (OOO from 2026-08-14 to 2026-08-27), Bohdan Parkhomchuk • On track

Relates Operate: Evaluate and prepare GitLab Orbit deli... (gitlab-com/gl-infra/software-delivery/operate#11) • Clemens Beck • 19.3 • On track

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  • ADR: Delivery of Orbit and DIP to Self Managed

Relates gitlab-com/gl-infra/software-delivery/operate#11


Edited by Jason Plum

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