diff --git a/config/environments/production.rb b/config/environments/production.rb
index c5cbfcf64c..e40f10e25f 100644
--- a/config/environments/production.rb
+++ b/config/environments/production.rb
@@ -70,14 +70,16 @@ Rails.application.configure do
 
   config.action_mailer.delivery_method = :sendmail
   # Defaults to:
-  # # config.action_mailer.sendmail_settings = {
-  # #   location: '/usr/sbin/sendmail',
-  # #   arguments: '-i -t'
-  # # }
+  config.action_mailer.sendmail_settings = {
+    location: '/run/wrappers/bin/sendmail',
+    arguments: '-i -t'
+  }
   config.action_mailer.perform_deliveries = true
   config.action_mailer.raise_delivery_errors = true
 
   config.eager_load = true
 
   config.allow_concurrency = false
+
+  config.active_record.dump_schema_after_migration = false
 end
diff --git a/config/gitlab.yml.example b/config/gitlab.yml.example
index 0b33783869..cd4e41d9bd 100644
--- a/config/gitlab.yml.example
+++ b/config/gitlab.yml.example
@@ -521,7 +521,7 @@ production: &base
   # CAUTION!
   # Use the default values unless you really know what you are doing
   git:
-    bin_path: /usr/bin/git
+    bin_path: git
     # The next value is the maximum memory size grit can use
     # Given in number of bytes per git object (e.g. a commit)
     # This value can be increased if you have very large commits
diff --git a/config/initializers/1_settings.rb b/config/initializers/1_settings.rb
index 8ddf8e4d2e..559cf9adf7 100644
--- a/config/initializers/1_settings.rb
+++ b/config/initializers/1_settings.rb
@@ -219,7 +219,7 @@ Settings.gitlab['user']       ||= 'git'
 Settings.gitlab['user_home']  ||= begin
   Etc.getpwnam(Settings.gitlab['user']).dir
 rescue ArgumentError # no user configured
-  '/home/' + Settings.gitlab['user']
+  '/homeless-shelter'
 end
 Settings.gitlab['time_zone'] ||= nil
 Settings.gitlab['signup_enabled'] ||= true if Settings.gitlab['signup_enabled'].nil?
@@ -454,7 +454,7 @@ Settings.backup['upload']['storage_class'] ||= nil
 #
 Settings['git'] ||= Settingslogic.new({})
 Settings.git['max_size']  ||= 20971520 # 20.megabytes
-Settings.git['bin_path']  ||= '/usr/bin/git'
+Settings.git['bin_path']  ||= 'git'
 Settings.git['timeout']   ||= 10
 
 # Important: keep the satellites.path setting until GitLab 9.0 at
diff --git a/lib/gitlab/logger.rb b/lib/gitlab/logger.rb
index 59b21149a9..4f4a39a06c 100644
--- a/lib/gitlab/logger.rb
+++ b/lib/gitlab/logger.rb
@@ -13,20 +13,20 @@ module Gitlab
     end
 
     def self.read_latest
-      path = Rails.root.join("log", file_name)
+      path = File.join(ENV["GITLAB_LOG_PATH"], file_name)
       self.build unless File.exist?(path)
       tail_output, _ = Gitlab::Popen.popen(%W(tail -n 2000 #{path}))
       tail_output.split("\n")
     end
 
     def self.read_latest_for(filename)
-      path = Rails.root.join("log", filename)
+      path = File.join(ENV["GITLAB_LOG_PATH"], filename)
       tail_output, _ = Gitlab::Popen.popen(%W(tail -n 2000 #{path}))
       tail_output.split("\n")
     end
 
     def self.build
-      new(Rails.root.join("log", file_name))
+      new(File.join(ENV["GITLAB_LOG_PATH"], file_name))
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/gitlab/uploads_transfer.rb b/lib/gitlab/uploads_transfer.rb
index b5f4124052..f72c556983 100644
--- a/lib/gitlab/uploads_transfer.rb
+++ b/lib/gitlab/uploads_transfer.rb
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 module Gitlab
   class UploadsTransfer < ProjectTransfer
     def root_dir
-      File.join(CarrierWave.root, FileUploader.base_dir)
+      ENV['GITLAB_UPLOADS_PATH'] || File.join(CarrierWave.root, FileUploader.base_dir)
     end
   end
 end
diff --git a/lib/system_check/app/log_writable_check.rb b/lib/system_check/app/log_writable_check.rb
index 3e0c436d6e..28cefc5514 100644
--- a/lib/system_check/app/log_writable_check.rb
+++ b/lib/system_check/app/log_writable_check.rb
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ module SystemCheck
       private
 
       def log_path
-        Rails.root.join('log')
+        ENV["GITLAB_LOG_PATH"]
       end
     end
   end
diff --git a/lib/system_check/app/uploads_directory_exists_check.rb b/lib/system_check/app/uploads_directory_exists_check.rb
index 7026d0ba07..6d88b8b9fb 100644
--- a/lib/system_check/app/uploads_directory_exists_check.rb
+++ b/lib/system_check/app/uploads_directory_exists_check.rb
@@ -4,12 +4,13 @@ module SystemCheck
       set_name 'Uploads directory exists?'
 
       def check?
-        File.directory?(Rails.root.join('public/uploads'))
+        File.directory?(ENV['GITLAB_UPLOADS_PATH'] || Rails.root.join('public/uploads'))
       end
 
       def show_error
+        uploads_dir = ENV['GITLAB_UPLOADS_PATH'] || Rails.root.join('public/uploads')
         try_fixing_it(
-          "sudo -u #{gitlab_user} mkdir #{Rails.root}/public/uploads"
+          "sudo -u #{gitlab_user} mkdir #{uploads_dir}"
         )
         for_more_information(
           see_installation_guide_section 'GitLab'
diff --git a/lib/system_check/app/uploads_path_permission_check.rb b/lib/system_check/app/uploads_path_permission_check.rb
index 7df6c06025..bb447c16b2 100644
--- a/lib/system_check/app/uploads_path_permission_check.rb
+++ b/lib/system_check/app/uploads_path_permission_check.rb
@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ module SystemCheck
       private
 
       def rails_uploads_path
-        Rails.root.join('public/uploads')
+        ENV['GITLAB_UPLOADS_PATH'] || Rails.root.join('public/uploads')
       end
 
       def uploads_fullpath
diff --git a/lib/system_check/app/uploads_path_tmp_permission_check.rb b/lib/system_check/app/uploads_path_tmp_permission_check.rb
index b276a81eac..070e3ebd81 100644
--- a/lib/system_check/app/uploads_path_tmp_permission_check.rb
+++ b/lib/system_check/app/uploads_path_tmp_permission_check.rb
@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ module SystemCheck
       end
 
       def uploads_fullpath
-        File.realpath(Rails.root.join('public/uploads'))
+        File.realpath(ENV['GITLAB_UPLOADS_PATH'] || Rails.root.join('public/uploads'))
       end
     end
   end