
I self-hosted GitLab CE on Ubuntu 24.04 — the 502 lasted until Omnibus finished
I wanted Git, merge requests, and CI on one box I control. GitLab CE returned 502 for minutes while Omnibus configured; I almost killed the container. After I waited, grabbed initial_root_password, and mapped SSH to 2222, the UI came up.
Aug 21, 2026 · 4 min read

