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author | GitLab Bot <gitlab-bot@gitlab.com> | 2021-06-24 13:31:56 +0300 |
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committer | GitLab Bot <gitlab-bot@gitlab.com> | 2021-06-24 13:31:56 +0300 |
commit | 159f25da0106c574f2c855b44d5ba4e46822d3a3 (patch) | |
tree | 0c0c451079f5a737e3a45461473f45fb5f845921 /doc/administration/polling.md | |
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diff --git a/doc/administration/polling.md b/doc/administration/polling.md index f6732b8edc6..d3f558eeaaa 100644 --- a/doc/administration/polling.md +++ b/doc/administration/polling.md @@ -9,23 +9,24 @@ info: To determine the technical writer assigned to the Stage/Group associated w The GitLab UI polls for updates for different resources (issue notes, issue titles, pipeline statuses, etc.) on a schedule appropriate to the resource. -In **[Admin Area](../user/admin_area/index.md) > Settings > Preferences > Real-time features**, -you can configure "Polling -interval multiplier". This multiplier is applied to all resources at once, -and decimal values are supported. For the sake of the examples below, we will -say that issue notes poll every 2 seconds, and issue titles poll every 5 -seconds; these are _not_ the actual values. +To configure the polling interval multiplier: -- 1 is the default, and recommended for most installations. (Issue notes poll - every 2 seconds, and issue titles poll every 5 seconds.) -- 0 disables UI polling completely. (On the next poll, clients stop - polling for updates.) -- A value greater than 1 slows polling down. If you see issues with - database load from lots of clients polling for updates, increasing the - multiplier from 1 can be a good compromise, rather than disabling polling - completely. (For example: If this is set to 2, then issue notes poll every 4 - seconds, and issue titles poll every 10 seconds.) -- A value between 0 and 1 makes the UI poll more frequently (so updates - show in other sessions faster), but is **not recommended**. 1 should be - fast enough. (For example, if this is set to 0.5, then issue notes poll every - 1 second, and issue titles poll every 2.5 seconds.) +1. On the top bar, select **Menu >** **{admin}** **Admin**. +1. On the left sidebar, select **Settings > Preferences**. +1. Expand **Real-time features**. +1. Set a value for the polling interval multiplier. This multiplier is applied + to all resources at once, and decimal values are supported: + + - `1.0` is the default, and recommended for most installations. + - `0` disables UI polling completely. On the next poll, clients stop + polling for updates. + - A value greater than `1` slows polling down. If you see issues with + database load from lots of clients polling for updates, increasing the + multiplier from 1 can be a good compromise, rather than disabling polling + completely. For example, if you set the value to `2`, all polling intervals + are multiplied by 2, which means that polling happens half as frequently. + - A value between `0` and `1` makes the UI poll more frequently (so updates + show in other sessions faster), but is **not recommended**. `1` should be + fast enough. + +1. Select **Save changes**. |