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Clarify efforts to run Gitaly Cluster in combination with GitLab Geo

Recently a lot of questions are raised on how to operate Gitaly Cluster on a GitLab Geo secondary.

In gitlab#223210 (closed) there was proven "it works" but there are still a lot of unknowns. To name a few:

  • Where to store the database?
  • How to use with PostgreSQL HA?
  • ...

This issue exists to dive into the setup and add the missing pieces of documentation, or pinpoint the limitations and what not.

To upload designs, you'll need to enable LFS and have an admin enable hashed storage. More information