diff --git a/doc/gitlab-geo/README.md b/doc/gitlab-geo/README.md index 83535c3ef0930368dbbef296046354aeb0267348..61934998ba908efa61ea44e2e481a62476e19e61 100644 --- a/doc/gitlab-geo/README.md +++ b/doc/gitlab-geo/README.md @@ -1,3 +1,4 @@ + # GitLab Geo > **Note:** @@ -23,6 +24,21 @@ locations as a read-only fully operational version. ## Overview + +With this feature you can have a geographically replicated GitLab instance +that mirrors the main source. + +## Use-cases + +- Can be used as a disaster recovery system +- Can be used for cloning and fetching projects, in addition +to reading any data +- Overcomes slow connection between distant offices, saving time by +improving speed for distributed teams +- Helps reducing the loading time for automated tasks, +custom integrations and internal workflows + +## Description If you have two or more teams geographically spread out, but your GitLab instance is in a single location, fetching large repositories can take a long