## Problem Statement In https://gitlab.com/groups/gitlab-org/-/epics/14511+ we now have the functionality to make a GitLab instance aware that it's part of a cluster to prevent and data collision between multiple Cells. The first Cell to be added to the cluster is the exiting GitLab.com deployment, known as the [`Legacy Cell`](https://handbook.gitlab.com/handbook/engineering/architecture/design-documents/cells/goals/#legacy-cell). Adding the legacy Cell as the first production Cell in the cluster will help ensure that any other cell (example Cell 2) will not have any data duplication, since anything that is on GitLab.com needs to be claimed. <!-- STATUS NOTE START --> <!-- STATUS NOTE END -->