Add option to switch to S3v2 driver for Container Registry storage
What does this MR do?
This change adds a new configuration option for AWS S3 storage drivers used by GitLab's container registry. It introduces a variable gitlab_object_storage_aws_driver that defaults to 's3' (AWS SDK v1) but can be set to 's3_v2' (AWS SDK v2). The change updates templates to use this variable instead of hardcoded 's3' values and adds documentation explaining that the older 's3' driver is planned for removal in GitLab 19.0, with AWS SDK v1 reaching end-of-life on July 31, 2025. This allows users to prepare for the upcoming deprecation by switching to the newer AWS SDK v2 driver when they're ready.
- https://docs.gitlab.com/update/deprecations/#s3-storage-driver-aws-sdk-v1-for-the-container-registry
Related issues
Closes Add option to switch to S3v2 driver for Contain... (#1051 - closed)
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