diff --git a/doc/administration/reference_architectures/10k_users.md b/doc/administration/reference_architectures/10k_users.md
index 60234ed67bd67c4158f8911dd709734849e51893..b2406e372fdb39971804ab2ed943fdff5f125948 100644
--- a/doc/administration/reference_architectures/10k_users.md
+++ b/doc/administration/reference_architectures/10k_users.md
@@ -1512,8 +1512,9 @@ To configure Gitaly with TLS:
 
 ## Configure Sidekiq
 
-Sidekiq requires connections to the Redis, PostgreSQL and Gitaly instances.
-The following IPs will be used as an example:
+Sidekiq requires connection to the [Redis](#configure-redis),
+[PostgreSQL](#configure-postgresql) and [Gitaly](#configure-gitaly) instances.
+[Object storage](#configure-the-object-storage) is also required to be configured.
 
 - `10.6.0.101`: Sidekiq 1
 - `10.6.0.102`: Sidekiq 2
@@ -1624,6 +1625,25 @@ To configure the Sidekiq nodes, on each one:
 
    # Rails Status for prometheus
    gitlab_rails['monitoring_whitelist'] = ['10.6.0.121/32', '127.0.0.0/8']
+
+   #############################
+   ###     Object storage    ###
+   #############################
+
+   # This is an example for configuring Object Storage on GCP
+   # Replace this config with your chosen Object Storage provider as desired
+   gitlab_rails['object_store']['connection'] = {
+     'provider' => 'Google',
+     'google_project' => '<gcp-project-name>',
+     'google_json_key_location' => '<path-to-gcp-service-account-key>'
+   }
+   gitlab_rails['object_store']['objects']['artifacts']['bucket'] = "<gcp-bucket-name>"
+   gitlab_rails['object_store']['objects']['external_diffs']['bucket'] = "<gcp-bucket-name>"
+   gitlab_rails['object_store']['objects']['lfs']['bucket'] = "<gcp-bucket-name>"
+   gitlab_rails['object_store']['objects']['uploads']['bucket'] = "<gcp-bucket-name>"
+   gitlab_rails['object_store']['objects']['packages']['bucket'] = "<gcp-bucket-name>"
+   gitlab_rails['object_store']['objects']['dependency_proxy']['bucket'] = "<gcp-bucket-name>"
+   gitlab_rails['object_store']['objects']['terraform_state']['bucket'] = "<gcp-bucket-name>"
    ```
 
 1. Copy the `/etc/gitlab/gitlab-secrets.json` file from your Consul server, and replace
@@ -1644,6 +1664,7 @@ You can also run [multiple Sidekiq processes](../operations/extra_sidekiq_proces
 ## Configure GitLab Rails
 
 This section describes how to configure the GitLab application (Rails) component.
+[Object storage](#configure-the-object-storage) is also required to be configured.
 
 The following IPs will be used as an example:
 
@@ -1736,6 +1757,25 @@ On each node perform the following:
    # scrape the NGINX metrics
    gitlab_rails['monitoring_whitelist'] = ['10.6.0.121/32', '127.0.0.0/8']
    nginx['status']['options']['allow'] = ['10.6.0.121/32', '127.0.0.0/8']
+
+   #############################
+   ###     Object storage    ###
+   #############################
+
+   # This is an example for configuring Object Storage on GCP
+   # Replace this config with your chosen Object Storage provider as desired
+   gitlab_rails['object_store']['connection'] = {
+     'provider' => 'Google',
+     'google_project' => '<gcp-project-name>',
+     'google_json_key_location' => '<path-to-gcp-service-account-key>'
+   }
+   gitlab_rails['object_store']['objects']['artifacts']['bucket'] = "<gcp-bucket-name>"
+   gitlab_rails['object_store']['objects']['external_diffs']['bucket'] = "<gcp-bucket-name>"
+   gitlab_rails['object_store']['objects']['lfs']['bucket'] = "<gcp-bucket-name>"
+   gitlab_rails['object_store']['objects']['uploads']['bucket'] = "<gcp-bucket-name>"
+   gitlab_rails['object_store']['objects']['packages']['bucket'] = "<gcp-bucket-name>"
+   gitlab_rails['object_store']['objects']['dependency_proxy']['bucket'] = "<gcp-bucket-name>"
+   gitlab_rails['object_store']['objects']['terraform_state']['bucket'] = "<gcp-bucket-name>"
    ```
 
 1. Save the file and [reconfigure GitLab](../restart_gitlab.md#omnibus-gitlab-reconfigure).
diff --git a/doc/administration/reference_architectures/25k_users.md b/doc/administration/reference_architectures/25k_users.md
index 66a9c4adbacd091a1ab362ee06c29ff46d12e2ee..2bed49b312292d8a21e72d8ee4e19df8fd2d78a3 100644
--- a/doc/administration/reference_architectures/25k_users.md
+++ b/doc/administration/reference_architectures/25k_users.md
@@ -1512,8 +1512,9 @@ To configure Gitaly with TLS:
 
 ## Configure Sidekiq
 
-Sidekiq requires connections to the Redis, PostgreSQL and Gitaly instances.
-The following IPs will be used as an example:
+Sidekiq requires connection to the [Redis](#configure-redis),
+[PostgreSQL](#configure-postgresql) and [Gitaly](#configure-gitaly) instances.
+[Object storage](#configure-the-object-storage) is also required to be configured.
 
 - `10.6.0.101`: Sidekiq 1
 - `10.6.0.102`: Sidekiq 2
@@ -1624,6 +1625,25 @@ To configure the Sidekiq nodes, on each one:
 
    # Rails Status for prometheus
    gitlab_rails['monitoring_whitelist'] = ['10.6.0.121/32', '127.0.0.0/8']
+
+   #############################
+   ###     Object storage    ###
+   #############################
+
+   # This is an example for configuring Object Storage on GCP
+   # Replace this config with your chosen Object Storage provider as desired
+   gitlab_rails['object_store']['connection'] = {
+     'provider' => 'Google',
+     'google_project' => '<gcp-project-name>',
+     'google_json_key_location' => '<path-to-gcp-service-account-key>'
+   }
+   gitlab_rails['object_store']['objects']['artifacts']['bucket'] = "<gcp-bucket-name>"
+   gitlab_rails['object_store']['objects']['external_diffs']['bucket'] = "<gcp-bucket-name>"
+   gitlab_rails['object_store']['objects']['lfs']['bucket'] = "<gcp-bucket-name>"
+   gitlab_rails['object_store']['objects']['uploads']['bucket'] = "<gcp-bucket-name>"
+   gitlab_rails['object_store']['objects']['packages']['bucket'] = "<gcp-bucket-name>"
+   gitlab_rails['object_store']['objects']['dependency_proxy']['bucket'] = "<gcp-bucket-name>"
+   gitlab_rails['object_store']['objects']['terraform_state']['bucket'] = "<gcp-bucket-name>"
    ```
 
 1. Copy the `/etc/gitlab/gitlab-secrets.json` file from your Consul server, and replace
@@ -1644,6 +1664,7 @@ You can also run [multiple Sidekiq processes](../operations/extra_sidekiq_proces
 ## Configure GitLab Rails
 
 This section describes how to configure the GitLab application (Rails) component.
+[Object storage](#configure-the-object-storage) is also required to be configured.
 
 The following IPs will be used as an example:
 
@@ -1736,6 +1757,25 @@ On each node perform the following:
    # scrape the NGINX metrics
    gitlab_rails['monitoring_whitelist'] = ['10.6.0.121/32', '127.0.0.0/8']
    nginx['status']['options']['allow'] = ['10.6.0.121/32', '127.0.0.0/8']
+
+   #############################
+   ###     Object storage    ###
+   #############################
+
+   # This is an example for configuring Object Storage on GCP
+   # Replace this config with your chosen Object Storage provider as desired
+   gitlab_rails['object_store']['connection'] = {
+     'provider' => 'Google',
+     'google_project' => '<gcp-project-name>',
+     'google_json_key_location' => '<path-to-gcp-service-account-key>'
+   }
+   gitlab_rails['object_store']['objects']['artifacts']['bucket'] = "<gcp-bucket-name>"
+   gitlab_rails['object_store']['objects']['external_diffs']['bucket'] = "<gcp-bucket-name>"
+   gitlab_rails['object_store']['objects']['lfs']['bucket'] = "<gcp-bucket-name>"
+   gitlab_rails['object_store']['objects']['uploads']['bucket'] = "<gcp-bucket-name>"
+   gitlab_rails['object_store']['objects']['packages']['bucket'] = "<gcp-bucket-name>"
+   gitlab_rails['object_store']['objects']['dependency_proxy']['bucket'] = "<gcp-bucket-name>"
+   gitlab_rails['object_store']['objects']['terraform_state']['bucket'] = "<gcp-bucket-name>"
    ```
 
 1. Save the file and [reconfigure GitLab](../restart_gitlab.md#omnibus-gitlab-reconfigure).
diff --git a/doc/administration/reference_architectures/2k_users.md b/doc/administration/reference_architectures/2k_users.md
index 1d11f972c2a68cb65f040dfc2759c653f0726e34..57126bf55faedbbe031f9a3135a408bcfd627672 100644
--- a/doc/administration/reference_architectures/2k_users.md
+++ b/doc/administration/reference_architectures/2k_users.md
@@ -669,6 +669,25 @@ On each node perform the following:
    gitlab_rails['monitoring_whitelist'] = ['<MONITOR NODE IP>/32', '127.0.0.0/8']
    nginx['status']['options']['allow'] = ['<MONITOR NODE IP>/32', '127.0.0.0/8']
 
+   #############################
+   ###     Object storage    ###
+   #############################
+
+   # This is an example for configuring Object Storage on GCP
+   # Replace this config with your chosen Object Storage provider as desired
+   gitlab_rails['object_store']['connection'] = {
+     'provider' => 'Google',
+     'google_project' => '<gcp-project-name>',
+     'google_json_key_location' => '<path-to-gcp-service-account-key>'
+   }
+   gitlab_rails['object_store']['objects']['artifacts']['bucket'] = "<gcp-bucket-name>"
+   gitlab_rails['object_store']['objects']['external_diffs']['bucket'] = "<gcp-bucket-name>"
+   gitlab_rails['object_store']['objects']['lfs']['bucket'] = "<gcp-bucket-name>"
+   gitlab_rails['object_store']['objects']['uploads']['bucket'] = "<gcp-bucket-name>"
+   gitlab_rails['object_store']['objects']['packages']['bucket'] = "<gcp-bucket-name>"
+   gitlab_rails['object_store']['objects']['dependency_proxy']['bucket'] = "<gcp-bucket-name>"
+   gitlab_rails['object_store']['objects']['terraform_state']['bucket'] = "<gcp-bucket-name>"
+
    ## Uncomment and edit the following options if you have set up NFS
    ##
    ## Prevent GitLab from starting if NFS data mounts are not available
diff --git a/doc/administration/reference_architectures/3k_users.md b/doc/administration/reference_architectures/3k_users.md
index 0fc48657c0521bc712be6b188bf4c8648a70f7fc..16d26c7a2e7abede655219c970a525c5089ba489 100644
--- a/doc/administration/reference_architectures/3k_users.md
+++ b/doc/administration/reference_architectures/3k_users.md
@@ -1212,7 +1212,10 @@ To configure Gitaly with TLS:
 
 ## Configure Sidekiq
 
-Sidekiq requires connection to the Redis, PostgreSQL and Gitaly instance.
+Sidekiq requires connection to the [Redis](#configure-redis),
+[PostgreSQL](#configure-postgresql) and [Gitaly](#configure-gitaly) instances.
+[Object storage](#configure-the-object-storage) is also required to be configured.
+
 The following IPs will be used as an example:
 
 - `10.6.0.71`: Sidekiq 1
@@ -1307,6 +1310,25 @@ To configure the Sidekiq nodes, one each one:
    # Rails Status for prometheus
    gitlab_rails['monitoring_whitelist'] = ['10.6.0.81/32', '127.0.0.0/8']
    gitlab_rails['prometheus_address'] = '10.6.0.81:9090'
+
+   #############################
+   ###     Object storage    ###
+   #############################
+
+   # This is an example for configuring Object Storage on GCP
+   # Replace this config with your chosen Object Storage provider as desired
+   gitlab_rails['object_store']['connection'] = {
+     'provider' => 'Google',
+     'google_project' => '<gcp-project-name>',
+     'google_json_key_location' => '<path-to-gcp-service-account-key>'
+   }
+   gitlab_rails['object_store']['objects']['artifacts']['bucket'] = "<gcp-bucket-name>"
+   gitlab_rails['object_store']['objects']['external_diffs']['bucket'] = "<gcp-bucket-name>"
+   gitlab_rails['object_store']['objects']['lfs']['bucket'] = "<gcp-bucket-name>"
+   gitlab_rails['object_store']['objects']['uploads']['bucket'] = "<gcp-bucket-name>"
+   gitlab_rails['object_store']['objects']['packages']['bucket'] = "<gcp-bucket-name>"
+   gitlab_rails['object_store']['objects']['dependency_proxy']['bucket'] = "<gcp-bucket-name>"
+   gitlab_rails['object_store']['objects']['terraform_state']['bucket'] = "<gcp-bucket-name>"
    ```
 
 1. Save the file and [reconfigure GitLab](../restart_gitlab.md#omnibus-gitlab-reconfigure).
@@ -1337,6 +1359,7 @@ You can also run [multiple Sidekiq processes](../operations/extra_sidekiq_proces
 ## Configure GitLab Rails
 
 This section describes how to configure the GitLab application (Rails) component.
+[Object storage](#configure-the-object-storage) is also required to be configured.
 
 On each node perform the following:
 
@@ -1454,6 +1477,25 @@ On each node perform the following:
    #web_server['gid'] = 9001
    #registry['uid'] = 9002
    #registry['gid'] = 9002
+
+   #############################
+   ###     Object storage    ###
+   #############################
+
+   # This is an example for configuring Object Storage on GCP
+   # Replace this config with your chosen Object Storage provider as desired
+   gitlab_rails['object_store']['connection'] = {
+     'provider' => 'Google',
+     'google_project' => '<gcp-project-name>',
+     'google_json_key_location' => '<path-to-gcp-service-account-key>'
+   }
+   gitlab_rails['object_store']['objects']['artifacts']['bucket'] = "<gcp-bucket-name>"
+   gitlab_rails['object_store']['objects']['external_diffs']['bucket'] = "<gcp-bucket-name>"
+   gitlab_rails['object_store']['objects']['lfs']['bucket'] = "<gcp-bucket-name>"
+   gitlab_rails['object_store']['objects']['uploads']['bucket'] = "<gcp-bucket-name>"
+   gitlab_rails['object_store']['objects']['packages']['bucket'] = "<gcp-bucket-name>"
+   gitlab_rails['object_store']['objects']['dependency_proxy']['bucket'] = "<gcp-bucket-name>"
+   gitlab_rails['object_store']['objects']['terraform_state']['bucket'] = "<gcp-bucket-name>"
    ```
 
 1. If you're using [Gitaly with TLS support](#gitaly-tls-support), make sure the
diff --git a/doc/administration/reference_architectures/50k_users.md b/doc/administration/reference_architectures/50k_users.md
index 7eb56f62774917f466f60c1ff709efe174f6c5f6..a8b4eb582adbb3e238ab30fed83a7b07329b2e04 100644
--- a/doc/administration/reference_architectures/50k_users.md
+++ b/doc/administration/reference_architectures/50k_users.md
@@ -1512,8 +1512,9 @@ To configure Gitaly with TLS:
 
 ## Configure Sidekiq
 
-Sidekiq requires connections to the Redis, PostgreSQL and Gitaly instances.
-The following IPs will be used as an example:
+Sidekiq requires connection to the [Redis](#configure-redis),
+[PostgreSQL](#configure-postgresql) and [Gitaly](#configure-gitaly) instances.
+[Object storage](#configure-the-object-storage) is also required to be configured.
 
 - `10.6.0.101`: Sidekiq 1
 - `10.6.0.102`: Sidekiq 2
@@ -1624,6 +1625,25 @@ To configure the Sidekiq nodes, on each one:
 
    # Rails Status for prometheus
    gitlab_rails['monitoring_whitelist'] = ['10.6.0.121/32', '127.0.0.0/8']
+
+   #############################
+   ###     Object storage    ###
+   #############################
+
+   # This is an example for configuring Object Storage on GCP
+   # Replace this config with your chosen Object Storage provider as desired
+   gitlab_rails['object_store']['connection'] = {
+     'provider' => 'Google',
+     'google_project' => '<gcp-project-name>',
+     'google_json_key_location' => '<path-to-gcp-service-account-key>'
+   }
+   gitlab_rails['object_store']['objects']['artifacts']['bucket'] = "<gcp-bucket-name>"
+   gitlab_rails['object_store']['objects']['external_diffs']['bucket'] = "<gcp-bucket-name>"
+   gitlab_rails['object_store']['objects']['lfs']['bucket'] = "<gcp-bucket-name>"
+   gitlab_rails['object_store']['objects']['uploads']['bucket'] = "<gcp-bucket-name>"
+   gitlab_rails['object_store']['objects']['packages']['bucket'] = "<gcp-bucket-name>"
+   gitlab_rails['object_store']['objects']['dependency_proxy']['bucket'] = "<gcp-bucket-name>"
+   gitlab_rails['object_store']['objects']['terraform_state']['bucket'] = "<gcp-bucket-name>"
    ```
 
 1. Copy the `/etc/gitlab/gitlab-secrets.json` file from your Consul server, and replace
@@ -1644,6 +1664,7 @@ You can also run [multiple Sidekiq processes](../operations/extra_sidekiq_proces
 ## Configure GitLab Rails
 
 This section describes how to configure the GitLab application (Rails) component.
+[Object storage](#configure-the-object-storage) is also required to be configured.
 
 The following IPs will be used as an example:
 
@@ -1736,6 +1757,25 @@ On each node perform the following:
    # scrape the NGINX metrics
    gitlab_rails['monitoring_whitelist'] = ['10.6.0.121/32', '127.0.0.0/8']
    nginx['status']['options']['allow'] = ['10.6.0.121/32', '127.0.0.0/8']
+
+   #############################
+   ###     Object storage    ###
+   #############################
+
+   # This is an example for configuring Object Storage on GCP
+   # Replace this config with your chosen Object Storage provider as desired
+   gitlab_rails['object_store']['connection'] = {
+     'provider' => 'Google',
+     'google_project' => '<gcp-project-name>',
+     'google_json_key_location' => '<path-to-gcp-service-account-key>'
+   }
+   gitlab_rails['object_store']['objects']['artifacts']['bucket'] = "<gcp-bucket-name>"
+   gitlab_rails['object_store']['objects']['external_diffs']['bucket'] = "<gcp-bucket-name>"
+   gitlab_rails['object_store']['objects']['lfs']['bucket'] = "<gcp-bucket-name>"
+   gitlab_rails['object_store']['objects']['uploads']['bucket'] = "<gcp-bucket-name>"
+   gitlab_rails['object_store']['objects']['packages']['bucket'] = "<gcp-bucket-name>"
+   gitlab_rails['object_store']['objects']['dependency_proxy']['bucket'] = "<gcp-bucket-name>"
+   gitlab_rails['object_store']['objects']['terraform_state']['bucket'] = "<gcp-bucket-name>"
    ```
 
 1. Save the file and [reconfigure GitLab](../restart_gitlab.md#omnibus-gitlab-reconfigure).
diff --git a/doc/administration/reference_architectures/5k_users.md b/doc/administration/reference_architectures/5k_users.md
index d617920e2e4d6733bed0a760863771262ac06b03..668e086ee2f26fd62c1a04f9d67281b0d910ee93 100644
--- a/doc/administration/reference_architectures/5k_users.md
+++ b/doc/administration/reference_architectures/5k_users.md
@@ -1211,8 +1211,9 @@ To configure Gitaly with TLS:
 
 ## Configure Sidekiq
 
-Sidekiq requires connection to the Redis, PostgreSQL and Gitaly instance.
-The following IPs will be used as an example:
+Sidekiq requires connection to the [Redis](#configure-redis),
+[PostgreSQL](#configure-postgresql) and [Gitaly](#configure-gitaly) instances.
+[Object storage](#configure-the-object-storage) is also required to be configured.
 
 - `10.6.0.71`: Sidekiq 1
 - `10.6.0.72`: Sidekiq 2
@@ -1306,6 +1307,25 @@ To configure the Sidekiq nodes, one each one:
    # Rails Status for prometheus
    gitlab_rails['monitoring_whitelist'] = ['10.6.0.81/32', '127.0.0.0/8']
    gitlab_rails['prometheus_address'] = '10.6.0.81:9090'
+
+   #############################
+   ###     Object storage    ###
+   #############################
+
+   # This is an example for configuring Object Storage on GCP
+   # Replace this config with your chosen Object Storage provider as desired
+   gitlab_rails['object_store']['connection'] = {
+     'provider' => 'Google',
+     'google_project' => '<gcp-project-name>',
+     'google_json_key_location' => '<path-to-gcp-service-account-key>'
+   }
+   gitlab_rails['object_store']['objects']['artifacts']['bucket'] = "<gcp-bucket-name>"
+   gitlab_rails['object_store']['objects']['external_diffs']['bucket'] = "<gcp-bucket-name>"
+   gitlab_rails['object_store']['objects']['lfs']['bucket'] = "<gcp-bucket-name>"
+   gitlab_rails['object_store']['objects']['uploads']['bucket'] = "<gcp-bucket-name>"
+   gitlab_rails['object_store']['objects']['packages']['bucket'] = "<gcp-bucket-name>"
+   gitlab_rails['object_store']['objects']['dependency_proxy']['bucket'] = "<gcp-bucket-name>"
+   gitlab_rails['object_store']['objects']['terraform_state']['bucket'] = "<gcp-bucket-name>"
    ```
 
 1. Save the file and [reconfigure GitLab](../restart_gitlab.md#omnibus-gitlab-reconfigure).
@@ -1336,6 +1356,7 @@ You can also run [multiple Sidekiq processes](../operations/extra_sidekiq_proces
 ## Configure GitLab Rails
 
 This section describes how to configure the GitLab application (Rails) component.
+[Object storage](#configure-the-object-storage) is also required to be configured.
 
 On each node perform the following:
 
@@ -1439,6 +1460,25 @@ On each node perform the following:
    nginx['status']['options']['allow'] = ['10.6.0.81/32', '127.0.0.0/8']
    gitlab_rails['prometheus_address'] = '10.6.0.81:9090'
 
+   #############################
+   ###     Object storage    ###
+   #############################
+
+   # This is an example for configuring Object Storage on GCP
+   # Replace this config with your chosen Object Storage provider as desired
+   gitlab_rails['object_store']['connection'] = {
+     'provider' => 'Google',
+     'google_project' => '<gcp-project-name>',
+     'google_json_key_location' => '<path-to-gcp-service-account-key>'
+   }
+   gitlab_rails['object_store']['objects']['artifacts']['bucket'] = "<gcp-bucket-name>"
+   gitlab_rails['object_store']['objects']['external_diffs']['bucket'] = "<gcp-bucket-name>"
+   gitlab_rails['object_store']['objects']['lfs']['bucket'] = "<gcp-bucket-name>"
+   gitlab_rails['object_store']['objects']['uploads']['bucket'] = "<gcp-bucket-name>"
+   gitlab_rails['object_store']['objects']['packages']['bucket'] = "<gcp-bucket-name>"
+   gitlab_rails['object_store']['objects']['dependency_proxy']['bucket'] = "<gcp-bucket-name>"
+   gitlab_rails['object_store']['objects']['terraform_state']['bucket'] = "<gcp-bucket-name>"
+
    ## Uncomment and edit the following options if you have set up NFS
    ##
    ## Prevent GitLab from starting if NFS data mounts are not available