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diff --git a/doc/ci/large_repositories/index.md b/doc/ci/large_repositories/index.md index f728e9b9e17..4b17f3354aa 100644 --- a/doc/ci/large_repositories/index.md +++ b/doc/ci/large_repositories/index.md @@ -245,19 +245,11 @@ concurrent = 4 This makes the cloning configuration to be part of the given runner and does not require us to update each `.gitlab-ci.yml`. -## Git fetch caching or pre-clone step - -For very active repositories with a large number of references and files, you can either (or both): - -- Consider using the [Gitaly pack-objects cache](../../administration/gitaly/configure_gitaly.md#pack-objects-cache) instead of a - pre-clone step. This is easier to set up and it benefits all repositories on your GitLab server, unlike the pre-clone step that - must be configured per-repository. The pack-objects cache also automatically works for forks. On GitLab.com, where the pack-objects cache is - enabled on all Gitaly servers, we found that we no longer need a pre-clone step for `gitlab-org/gitlab` development. -- Optimize your CI/CD jobs by seeding repository data in a pre-clone step with the - [`pre_clone_script`](https://docs.gitlab.com/runner/configuration/advanced-configuration.html#the-runners-section) of GitLab Runner. See - [SaaS runners on Linux](../runners/saas/linux_saas_runner.md#pre-clone-script-deprecated) for details. - Besides speeding up pipelines in large and active projects, - seeding the repository data also helps avoid - `429 Too many requests` errors from Cloudflare. - This error can occur if you have many runners behind a single, - IP address using NAT, that pulls from GitLab.com. +## Git fetch caching step + +For very active repositories with a large number of references and files, consider using the +[Gitaly pack-objects cache](../../administration/gitaly/configure_gitaly.md#pack-objects-cache). +The pack-objects cache: + +- Benefits all repositories on your GitLab server. +- Automatically works for forks. |