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docs: Improve Web IDE deployment architecture

Enrique Alcántararequested to merge
530-improve-web-ide-deployment-diagram into main

Issue [WebIDE] Create a Web IDE deployment diagram th... (#530 - closed)

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This merge request reorganizes and significantly expands the Web IDE deployment documentation. The changes replaces a basic architecture diagram with much more comprehensive documentation that explains how the multi origin architecture works.

  • The new documentation provides a detailed explanation of the Web IDE's security architecture, which uses multiple separate web domains to safely run third-party code extensions without giving them access to user data. It includes visual diagrams showing how different components communicate with each other through the web browser.
  • The documentation also adds important deployment information for organizations running GitLab on air-gapped environments without internet access. It explains how administrators can set up their own hosting for the Web IDE's files instead of relying on GitLab's default cloud-hosted assets, including the technical requirements for wildcard domain configuration and security considerations.

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