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to deploy features in an early stage of development so that they can be
incrementally rolled out.
Before making them permanently available, features can be deployed behind
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You can use control groups (cgroups) in Linux to impose limits on how much memory and CPU can be consumed by specific
processes. Cgroups can help protect systems against unexpected resource exhaustion because of memory and CPU
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Gitaly supports TLS encryption. To communicate with a Gitaly instance that listens for secure
connections, use the `tls://` URL scheme in the `gitaly_address` of the corresponding
storage entry in the GitLab configuration.
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[Gitaly](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitaly) provides high-level remote procedure call (RPC) access to Git repositories.
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Use the available logs and [Prometheus metrics](../monitoring/prometheus/_index.md) to monitor Gitaly.
Metric definitions are available:
- Directly from Prometheus `/metrics` endpoint configured for Gitaly.
- Using [Grafana Explore](https://grafana.com/docs/grafana/latest/explore/) on a
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It is common to want the most available, quickly recoverable, highly performant,
and fully resilient solution for your data. However, there are tradeoffs.
The following tables are intended to guide you to choose the right combination of capabilities based on your requirements.
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The following sections provide possible solutions to Gitaly errors.
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Gitaly runs repository consistency checks:
- When triggering a repository check.
- When changes are fetched from a mirrored repository.
- When users push changes into repository.
These consistency checks verify that a repository has all required objects and
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1. Edit `/etc/gitlab/gitlab.rb` and add or change the Gitaly settings. Refer to the
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To avoid overwhelming the servers running Gitaly, you can limit concurrency of:
- RPCs.
- Pack objects.
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Configure Gitaly Cluster (Praefect) using either:
- Gitaly Cluster (Praefect) configuration instructions available as part of
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- The default `/metrics` endpoint.
- `/db_metrics`, which contains metrics that require database queries.
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Gitaly Cluster (Praefect) can recover from primary-node failure and unavailable repositories. Gitaly Cluster (Praefect)
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This setting defaults to `300` requests per minute, and allows you to rate limit the requests to raw endpoints:
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The VS Code Extension Marketplace provides you with access to extensions that enhance the
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[Git LFS (Large File Storage)](../../topics/git/lfs/_index.md) is a Git extension
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GitLab Inc. periodically collects information about your instance in order
to perform various actions.
For free GitLab Self-Managed instances, all usage statistics are [opt-out](#enable-or-disable-service-ping).
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- Allow or deny sign ups using sp... | ---
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Within GitLab, we inform users of available third-party offers they might find valuable in order
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for u... | ---
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https://docs.gitlab.com/administration/rate_limits_on_git_ssh_operations | https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/tree/master/doc/administration/rate_limits_on_git_ssh_operations.md | 2025-08-13 | doc/administration/settings | [
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GitLab applies rate limits to Git operations that use SSH by user account and project. When a user
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The rate limit appl... | ---
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title: Rate limits on ... |
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Use sign-in restrictions to customize authentication restrictions for web interfaces, and Git over HTTP(S).
## Settings
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Deprecated API endpoints have been replaced with alternative features, but they can't be removed
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Federated Learning of Cohorts (FLoC) was a proposed feature
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https://docs.gitlab.com/administration/files_api_rate_limits | https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/tree/master/doc/administration/files_api_rate_limits.md | 2025-08-13 | doc/administration/settings | [
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The [Repository files API](../../api/repository_files.md) enables you to
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Settings for import- and export-related features.
## Configure allowed import sources
Before you can import projects from other systems, you must enable the
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https://docs.gitlab.com/administration/protected_paths | https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/tree/master/doc/administration/protected_paths.md | 2025-08-13 | doc/administration/settings | [
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Rate limiting is a technique that improves the security and durability of a web
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To maintain good system performance and prevent spam on the activity feed, set a **Push event activities limit**.
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https://docs.gitlab.com/administration/rate_limit_on_members_api | https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/tree/master/doc/administration/rate_limit_on_members_api.md | 2025-08-13 | doc/administration/settings | [
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You can configure the rate limit per group (or project) per user to the
[delete members A... | ---
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You can configure the rate limits for imports and exports of projects and groups:
To change a rate limit:
1. On the left sidebar, at the bottom, select **Admin**.
1. Select **Settings > Network**.
1. Expand **Import ... | ---
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https://docs.gitlab.com/administration/incident_management_rate_limits | https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/tree/master/doc/administration/incident_management_rate_limits.md | 2025-08-13 | doc/administration/settings | [
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You can limit the number of inbound alerts for [incidents](../../operations/incident_management/incidents.md)
that can be created in a period of time. The inbound [incident management](../../operations/incident_mana... | ---
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[Sidekiq](../sidekiq/_index.md) jobs get stored in
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- Compress job arguments before storing them in Redis.
- Reject jobs that exceed the specified threshold limit after c... | ---
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https://docs.gitlab.com/administration/gitaly_timeouts | https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/tree/master/doc/administration/gitaly_timeouts.md | 2025-08-13 | doc/administration/settings | [
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[Gitaly](../gitaly/_index.md) provides two types of configurable timeouts:
- Call timeouts, configured by using the GitLab UI.
- Negotiation timeouts, configured by using Gitaly configuration files.
## Configure the ... | ---
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https://docs.gitlab.com/administration/geo/database | https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/tree/master/doc/administration/geo/database.md | 2025-08-13 | doc/administration/geo/setup | [
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This document describes the minimal required steps to replicate your primary
GitLab database to a secondary site's database. You may have to change some
values, based on attributes including your database's setup and size.
... | ---
stage: Tenant Scale
group: Geo
info: To determine the technical writer assigned to the Stage/Group associated with
this page, see https://handbook.gitlab.com/handbook/product/ux/technical-writing/#assignments
title: Geo database replication
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https://docs.gitlab.com/administration/geo/two_single_node_external_services | https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/tree/master/doc/administration/geo/two_single_node_external_services.md | 2025-08-13 | doc/administration/geo/setup | [
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"administration",
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- Tier: Premium, Ultimate
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The following guide provides concise instructions on how to deploy GitLab Geo for a two single-node site installation using two Linux package instances and external PostgreSQL databases like RDS, Azure Database, or Google Cl... | ---
stage: Tenant Scale
group: Geo
info: To determine the technical writer assigned to the Stage/Group associated with
this page, see https://handbook.gitlab.com/handbook/product/ux/technical-writing/#assignments
title: Set up Geo for two single-node sites (with external PostgreSQL services)
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https://docs.gitlab.com/administration/geo/two_single_node_sites | https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/tree/master/doc/administration/geo/two_single_node_sites.md | 2025-08-13 | doc/administration/geo/setup | [
"doc",
"administration",
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"setup"
] | two_single_node_sites.md | Tenant Scale | Geo | To determine the technical writer assigned to the Stage/Group associated with this page, see https://handbook.gitlab.com/handbook/product/ux/technical-writing/#assignments | Set up Geo for two single-node sites | null |
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- Tier: Premium, Ultimate
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The following guide provides concise instructions on how to deploy GitLab Geo for a two single-node site installation using two Linux package instances with no external services set up. This guide is also applicable to insta... | ---
stage: Tenant Scale
group: Geo
info: To determine the technical writer assigned to the Stage/Group associated with
this page, see https://handbook.gitlab.com/handbook/product/ux/technical-writing/#assignments
title: Set up Geo for two single-node sites
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https://docs.gitlab.com/administration/geo/planned_failover | https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/tree/master/doc/administration/geo/planned_failover.md | 2025-08-13 | doc/administration/geo/disaster_recovery | [
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"administration",
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The primary use-case of Disaster Recovery is to ensure business continuity in
the event of unplanned outage, but it can be used in conjunction with a planned
failover to migrate your GitLab instance between regions without e... | ---
stage: Tenant Scale
group: Geo
info: To determine the technical writer assigned to the Stage/Group associated with
this page, see https://handbook.gitlab.com/handbook/product/ux/technical-writing/#assignments
title: Disaster recovery for planned failover
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https://docs.gitlab.com/administration/geo/failover_troubleshooting | https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/tree/master/doc/administration/geo/failover_troubleshooting.md | 2025-08-13 | doc/administration/geo/disaster_recovery | [
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"administration",
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- Tier: Premium, Ultimate
- Offering: GitLab Self-Managed
{{< /details >}}
## Fixing errors during a failover or when promoting a secondary to a primary site
The following are possible error messages that might be encountered during failover or
when promoting a secondary to a primary site with str... | ---
stage: Tenant Scale
group: Geo
info: To determine the technical writer assigned to the Stage/Group associated with
this page, see https://handbook.gitlab.com/handbook/product/ux/technical-writing/#assignments
title: Troubleshooting Geo failover
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https://docs.gitlab.com/administration/geo/background_verification | https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/tree/master/doc/administration/geo/background_verification.md | 2025-08-13 | doc/administration/geo/disaster_recovery | [
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"administration",
"geo",
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] | background_verification.md | Tenant Scale | Geo | To determine the technical writer assigned to the Stage/Group associated with this page, see https://handbook.gitlab.com/handbook/product/ux/technical-writing/#assignments | Automatic background verification | null |
{{< details >}}
- Tier: Premium, Ultimate
- Offering: GitLab Self-Managed
{{< /details >}}
Automatic background verification ensures that the transferred data matches a
calculated checksum. If the checksum of the data on the **primary** site matches checksum of the
data on the **secondary** site, the data transfer... | ---
stage: Tenant Scale
group: Geo
info: To determine the technical writer assigned to the Stage/Group associated with
this page, see https://handbook.gitlab.com/handbook/product/ux/technical-writing/#assignments
gitlab_dedicated: false
title: Automatic background verification
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- doc
- administration
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