How to resolve the issue of not being able to find a project when restarting GitLab?

If you can’t find your project after restarting GitLab, you can try the following solutions:

1. Check the configuration file to ensure that the external_url parameter in GitLab’s configuration file (usually located in /etc/gitlab/gitlab.rb) matches the actual URL used to access GitLab. If it does not match, correct it to the correct URL and restart GitLab.
2. Check the GitLab database: restarting GitLab may cause database connection issues. Try running sudo gitlab-ctl reconfigure to reconfigure GitLab, then restart the GitLab service to see if the problem is resolved.
3. Check storage location: Ensure that the new storage location for the GitLab project is still accessible after a restart by verifying the git_data_dirs parameter in the gitlab.rb configuration file.
4. Check the GitLab logs: review the log files of GitLab, usually located in the /var/log/gitlab/ directory, to identify any related error messages for a better understanding of the issue.
5. Check the GitLab version: If you encounter issues after upgrading from an older version to a new version, you may need to perform additional steps or update configuration files to adapt to the new version. Please refer to the upgrade guide in the official GitLab documentation for instructions.

If the above solutions do not work, you can try asking for help on GitLab’s official forum or GitHub, or contact GitLab’s technical support team.