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| author | GitLab Bot <gitlab-bot@gitlab.com> | 2022-12-01 06:07:25 +0300 |
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| committer | GitLab Bot <gitlab-bot@gitlab.com> | 2022-12-01 06:07:25 +0300 |
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diff --git a/doc/administration/uploads.md b/doc/administration/uploads.md index f0def7320cc..13796cc9c25 100644 --- a/doc/administration/uploads.md +++ b/doc/administration/uploads.md @@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ info: To determine the technical writer assigned to the Stage/Group associated w # Uploads administration **(FREE SELF)** -Uploads represent all user data that may be sent to GitLab as a single file. As an example, avatars and notes' attachments are uploads. Uploads are integral to GitLab functionality, and therefore cannot be disabled. +Uploads represent all user data that may be sent to GitLab as a single file. For example, avatars and note attachments are uploads. Uploads are integral to GitLab functionality and therefore cannot be disabled. ## Using local storage @@ -14,15 +14,15 @@ This is the default configuration. To change the location where the uploads are stored locally, use the steps in this section based on your installation method: NOTE: -For historical reasons, instance level uploads (for example the [favicon](../user/admin_area/appearance.md#favicon)) are stored into a base directory, -which by default is `uploads/-/system`. It is strongly discouraged to change the base -directory on an existing GitLab installation. +For historical reasons, uploads for the whole instance (for example the [favicon](../user/admin_area/appearance.md#favicon)) are stored in a base directory, +which by default is `uploads/-/system`. Changing the base +directory on an existing GitLab installation is strongly discouraged. **In Omnibus GitLab installations:** _The uploads are stored by default in `/var/opt/gitlab/gitlab-rails/uploads`._ -1. To change the storage path for example to `/mnt/storage/uploads`, edit +1. To change the storage path, for example to `/mnt/storage/uploads`, edit `/etc/gitlab/gitlab.rb` and add the following line: ```ruby @@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ _The uploads are stored by default in `/var/opt/gitlab/gitlab-rails/uploads`._ _The uploads are stored by default in `/home/git/gitlab/public/uploads`._ -1. To change the storage path for example to `/mnt/storage/uploads`, edit +1. To change the storage path, for example to `/mnt/storage/uploads`, edit `/home/git/gitlab/config/gitlab.yml` and add or amend the following lines: ```yaml @@ -57,7 +57,7 @@ This configuration relies on valid AWS credentials to be configured already. [Read more about using object storage with GitLab](object_storage.md). -We recommend using the [consolidated object storage settings](object_storage.md#consolidated-object-storage-configuration). The following instructions apply to the original configuration format. +You should use the [consolidated object storage settings](object_storage.md#consolidated-object-storage-configuration). The following instructions apply to the original configuration format. ### Object Storage Settings |