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diff --git a/doc/user/admin_area/settings/index.md b/doc/user/admin_area/settings/index.md index 688734849e5..7945e5d790f 100644 --- a/doc/user/admin_area/settings/index.md +++ b/doc/user/admin_area/settings/index.md @@ -7,124 +7,186 @@ type: index # Admin Area settings **(FREE SELF)** -As an administrator of a GitLab self-managed instance, you can manage the behavior of your deployment. To do so, select **Admin Area > Settings**. +As an administrator of a GitLab self-managed instance, you can manage the behavior of your +deployment. -The Admin Area is not accessible on GitLab.com, and settings can only be changed by the -GitLab.com administrators. See the [GitLab.com settings](../../gitlab_com/index.md) -documentation for all current settings and limits on the GitLab.com instance. +The **Admin Area** is not accessible on GitLab.com, and settings can only be changed by the +GitLab.com administrators. For the settings and limits on the GitLab.com instance, +read [GitLab.com settings](../../gitlab_com/index.md). -## General +## Access the Admin Area -To access the default page for Admin Area settings: +To access the **Admin Area**: +1. Sign in to your GitLab instance as an administrator. 1. On the top bar, select **Menu > Admin**. -1. On the left sidebar, select **Settings > General**. - -| Option | Description | -| ------ | ----------- | -| [Visibility and access controls](visibility_and_access_controls.md) | Set default and restrict visibility levels. Configure import sources and Git access protocol. | -| [Account and limit](account_and_limit_settings.md) | Set projects and maximum size limits, session duration, user options, and check feature availability for namespace plan. | -| [Diff limits](../diff_limits.md) | Diff content limits. | -| [Sign-up restrictions](sign_up_restrictions.md) | Configure the way a user creates a new account. | -| [Sign in restrictions](sign_in_restrictions.md) | Set requirements for a user to sign in. Enable mandatory two-factor authentication. | -| [Terms of Service and Privacy Policy](terms.md) | Include a Terms of Service agreement and Privacy Policy that all users must accept. | -| [External Authentication](external_authorization.md#configuration) | External Classification Policy Authorization | -| [Web terminal](../../../administration/integration/terminal.md#limiting-websocket-connection-time) | Set max session time for web terminal. | -| [Web IDE](../../project/web_ide/index.md#enable-live-preview) | Manage Web IDE features. | -| [FLoC](floc.md) | Enable or disable [Federated Learning of Cohorts (FLoC)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federated_Learning_of_Cohorts) tracking. | - -## Integrations - -| Option | Description | -| ------ | ----------- | -| [Elasticsearch](../../../integration/elasticsearch.md#enable-advanced-search) | Elasticsearch integration. Elasticsearch AWS IAM. | -| [Kroki](../../../administration/integration/kroki.md#enable-kroki-in-gitlab) | Allow rendering of diagrams in AsciiDoc and Markdown documents using [kroki.io](https://kroki.io). | -| [Mailgun](../../../administration/integration/mailgun.md) | Enable your GitLab instance to receive invite email bounce events from Mailgun, if it is your email provider. | -| [PlantUML](../../../administration/integration/plantuml.md) | Allow rendering of PlantUML diagrams in documents. | -| [Slack application](../../../user/project/integrations/gitlab_slack_application.md#configuration) **(FREE SAAS)** | Slack integration allows you to interact with GitLab via slash commands in a chat window. This option is only available on GitLab.com, though it may be [available for self-managed instances in the future](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/28164). | -| [Third party offers](third_party_offers.md) | Control the display of third party offers. | -| [Snowplow](../../../development/snowplow/index.md) | Configure the Snowplow integration. | -| [Google GKE](../../project/clusters/add_gke_clusters.md) | Google GKE integration allows you to provision GKE clusters from GitLab. | -| [Amazon EKS](../../project/clusters/add_eks_clusters.md) | Amazon EKS integration allows you to provision EKS clusters from GitLab. | - -## Repository - -| Option | Description | -| ------ | ----------- | -| [Repository's custom initial branch name](../../project/repository/branches/default.md#instance-level-custom-initial-branch-name) | Set a custom branch name for new repositories created in your instance. | -| [Repository mirror](visibility_and_access_controls.md#enable-project-mirroring) | Configure repository mirroring. | -| [Repository storage](../../../administration/repository_storage_types.md) | Configure storage path settings. | -| Repository maintenance | ([Repository checks](../../../administration/repository_checks.md) and [Housekeeping](../../../administration/housekeeping.md)). Configure automatic Git checks and housekeeping on repositories. | -| [Repository static objects](../../../administration/static_objects_external_storage.md) | Serve repository static objects (for example, archives and blobs) from an external storage (for example, a CDN). | - -## Templates **(PREMIUM SELF)** - -| Option | Description | -| ------ | ----------- | -| [Templates](instance_template_repository.md#configuration) | Set instance-wide template repository. | -| [Custom project templates](../custom_project_templates.md) | Select the custom project template source group. | - -## CI/CD - -| Option | Description | -| ------ | ----------- | -| [Continuous Integration and Deployment](continuous_integration.md) | Auto DevOps, runners and job artifacts. | -| [Required pipeline configuration](continuous_integration.md#required-pipeline-configuration) **(PREMIUM SELF)** | Set an instance-wide auto included [pipeline configuration](../../../ci/yaml/index.md). This pipeline configuration is run after the project's own configuration. | -| [Package Registry](continuous_integration.md#package-registry-configuration) | Settings related to the use and experience of using the GitLab Package Registry. Note there are [risks involved](../../packages/container_registry/index.md#use-with-external-container-registries) in enabling some of these settings. | - -## Reporting - -| Option | Description | -| ------ | ----------- | -| [Spam and Anti-bot Protection](../../../integration/recaptcha.md) | Enable reCAPTCHA or Akismet and set IP limits. For reCAPTCHA, we currently only support [v2](https://developers.google.com/recaptcha/docs/versions). | -| [Abuse reports](../review_abuse_reports.md) | Set notification email for abuse reports. | - -## Metrics and profiling - -| Option | Description | -| ------ | ----------- | -| [Metrics - Prometheus](../../../administration/monitoring/prometheus/gitlab_metrics.md) | Enable and configure Prometheus metrics. | -| [Metrics - Grafana](../../../administration/monitoring/performance/grafana_configuration.md#integration-with-gitlab-ui) | Enable and configure Grafana. | -| [Profiling - Performance bar](../../../administration/monitoring/performance/performance_bar.md#enable-the-performance-bar-for-non-administrators) | Enable access to the Performance Bar for non-administrator users in a given group. | -| [Self monitoring](../../../administration/monitoring/gitlab_self_monitoring_project/index.md#create-the-self-monitoring-project) | Enable or disable instance self monitoring. | -| [Usage statistics](usage_statistics.md) | Enable or disable version check and Service Ping. | -| [Pseudonymizer data collection](../../../administration/pseudonymizer.md) **(ULTIMATE)** | Enable or disable the Pseudonymizer data collection. | - -## Network - -| Option | Description | -| ------ | ----------- | -| Performance optimization | [Write to "authorized_keys" file](../../../administration/operations/fast_ssh_key_lookup.md#setting-up-fast-lookup-via-gitlab-shell) and [Push event activities limit and bulk push events](push_event_activities_limit.md). Various settings that affect GitLab performance. | -| [User and IP rate limits](user_and_ip_rate_limits.md) | Configure limits for web and API requests. | -| [Package Registry Rate Limits](package_registry_rate_limits.md) | Configure specific limits for Packages API requests that supersede the user and IP rate limits. | -| [Git LFS Rate Limits](git_lfs_rate_limits.md) | Configure specific limits for Git LFS requests that supersede the user and IP rate limits. | -| [Files API Rate Limits](files_api_rate_limits.md) | Configure specific limits for Files API requests that supersede the user and IP rate limits. | -| [Deprecated API Rate Limits](deprecated_api_rate_limits.md) | Configure specific limits for deprecated API requests that supersede the user and IP rate limits. | -| [Outbound requests](../../../security/webhooks.md) | Allow requests to the local network from hooks and services. | -| [Protected Paths](protected_paths.md) | Configure paths to be protected by Rack Attack. | -| [Incident Management](../../../operations/incident_management/index.md) Limits | Limit the number of inbound alerts that can be sent to a project. | -| [Notes creation limit](rate_limit_on_notes_creation.md)| Set a rate limit on the note creation requests. | - -## Geo - -| Option | Description | -| ------ | ----------- | -| Geo | Geo allows you to replicate your GitLab instance to other geographical locations. Redirects to **Admin Area > Geo > Settings** are no longer available at **Admin Area > Settings > Geo** in [GitLab 13.0](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/36896). | - -## Preferences - -| Option | Description | -| ------ | ----------- | -| [Email](email.md) | Various email settings. | -| [What's new](../../../administration/whats-new.md) | Configure What's new drawer and content. | -| [Help page](help_page.md) | Help page text and support page URL. | -| [Pages](../../../administration/pages/index.md#custom-domain-verification) | Size and domain settings for static websites | -| [Polling interval multiplier](../../../administration/polling.md) | Configure how frequently the GitLab UI polls for updates. | -| [Gitaly timeouts](gitaly_timeouts.md) | Configure Gitaly timeouts. | -| Localization | [Default first day of the week](../../profile/preferences.md) and [Time tracking](../../project/time_tracking.md#limit-displayed-units-to-hours). | -| [Sidekiq Job Limits](sidekiq_job_limits.md) | Limit the size of Sidekiq jobs stored in Redis. | - -### Default first day of the week +1. On the left sidebar, select **Settings**, and the group of settings to view: + - [General](#general) + - [Geo](#geo) + - [CI/CD](#cicd) + - [Integrations](#integrations) + - [Metrics and profiling](#metrics-and-profiling) + - [Network](#network) + - [Preferences](#preferences) + - [Reporting](#reporting) + - [Repository](#repository) + - [Templates](#templates) + +### General + +The **General** settings contain: + +- [Visibility and access controls](visibility_and_access_controls.md) - Set default and + restrict visibility levels. Configure import sources and Git access protocol. +- [Account and limit](account_and_limit_settings.md) - Set projects and maximum size limits, + session duration, user options, and check feature availability for namespace plan. +- [Diff limits](../diff_limits.md) - Diff content limits. +- [Sign-up restrictions](sign_up_restrictions.md) - Configure the way a user creates a new account. +- [Sign in restrictions](sign_in_restrictions.md) - Set requirements for a user to sign in. + Enable mandatory two-factor authentication. +- [Terms of Service and Privacy Policy](terms.md) - Include a Terms of Service agreement + and Privacy Policy that all users must accept. +- [External Authentication](external_authorization.md#configuration) - External Classification Policy Authorization. +- [Web terminal](../../../administration/integration/terminal.md#limiting-websocket-connection-time) - + Set max session time for web terminal. +- [Web IDE](../../project/web_ide/index.md#enable-live-preview) - Manage Web IDE features. +- [FLoC](floc.md) - Enable or disable + [Federated Learning of Cohorts (FLoC)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federated_Learning_of_Cohorts) tracking. + +### CI/CD + +The **CI/CD** settings contain: + +- [Continuous Integration and Deployment](continuous_integration.md) - + Auto DevOps, runners and job artifacts. +- [Required pipeline configuration](continuous_integration.md#required-pipeline-configuration) - + Set an instance-wide auto included [pipeline configuration](../../../ci/yaml/index.md). + This pipeline configuration is run after the project's own configuration. +- [Package Registry](continuous_integration.md#package-registry-configuration) - + Settings related to the use and experience of using the GitLab Package Registry. Some + [risks are involved](../../packages/container_registry/index.md#use-with-external-container-registries) + in enabling some of these settings. + +### Geo **(PREMIUM SELF)** + +The **Geo** setting contains: + +- [Geo](../../../administration/geo/index.md) - Replicate your GitLab instance to other + geographical locations. Redirects to **Admin Area > Geo > Settings** are no + longer available at **Admin Area > Settings > Geo** in [GitLab 13.0](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/36896). + +### Integrations + +The **Integrations** settings contain: + +- [Elasticsearch](../../../integration/elasticsearch.md#enable-advanced-search) - + Elasticsearch integration. Elasticsearch AWS IAM. +- [Kroki](../../../administration/integration/kroki.md#enable-kroki-in-gitlab) - + Allow rendering of diagrams in AsciiDoc and Markdown documents using [kroki.io](https://kroki.io). +- [Mailgun](../../../administration/integration/mailgun.md) - Enable your GitLab instance + to receive invite email bounce events from Mailgun, if it is your email provider. +- [PlantUML](../../../administration/integration/plantuml.md) - Allow rendering of PlantUML + diagrams in documents. +- [Slack application](../../../user/project/integrations/gitlab_slack_application.md#configuration) - + Slack integration allows you to interact with GitLab via slash commands in a chat window. + This option is only available on GitLab.com, though it may be + [available for self-managed instances in the future](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/28164). +- [Third party offers](third_party_offers.md) - Control the display of third-party offers. +- [Snowplow](../../../development/snowplow/index.md) - Configure the Snowplow integration. +- [Google GKE](../../project/clusters/add_gke_clusters.md) - Google GKE integration enables + you to provision GKE clusters from GitLab. +- [Amazon EKS](../../project/clusters/add_eks_clusters.md) - Amazon EKS integration enables + you to provision EKS clusters from GitLab. + +### Metrics and profiling + +The **Metrics and profiling** settings contain: + +- [Metrics - Prometheus](../../../administration/monitoring/prometheus/gitlab_metrics.md) - + Enable and configure Prometheus metrics. +- [Metrics - Grafana](../../../administration/monitoring/performance/grafana_configuration.md#integration-with-gitlab-ui) - + Enable and configure Grafana. +- [Profiling - Performance bar](../../../administration/monitoring/performance/performance_bar.md#enable-the-performance-bar-for-non-administrators) - + Enable access to the Performance Bar for non-administrator users in a given group. +- [Self monitoring](../../../administration/monitoring/gitlab_self_monitoring_project/index.md#create-the-self-monitoring-project) - + Enable or disable instance self monitoring. +- [Usage statistics](usage_statistics.md) - Enable or disable version check and Service Ping. +- [Pseudonymizer data collection](../../../administration/pseudonymizer.md) - + Enable or disable the Pseudonymizer data collection. + +### Network + +The **Network** settings contain: + +- Performance optimization - Various settings that affect GitLab performance, including: + - [Write to `authorized_keys` file](../../../administration/operations/fast_ssh_key_lookup.md#setting-up-fast-lookup-via-gitlab-shell). + - [Push event activities limit and bulk push events](push_event_activities_limit.md). +- [User and IP rate limits](user_and_ip_rate_limits.md) - Configure limits for web and API requests. + These rate limits can be overridden: + - [Package Registry Rate Limits](package_registry_rate_limits.md) - Configure specific + limits for Packages API requests that supersede the user and IP rate limits. + - [Git LFS Rate Limits](git_lfs_rate_limits.md) - Configure specific limits for + Git LFS requests that supersede the user and IP rate limits. + - [Files API Rate Limits](files_api_rate_limits.md) - Configure specific limits for + Files API requests that supersede the user and IP rate limits. + - [Deprecated API Rate Limits](deprecated_api_rate_limits.md) - Configure specific limits + for deprecated API requests that supersede the user and IP rate limits. +- [Outbound requests](../../../security/webhooks.md) - Allow requests to the local network from hooks and services. +- [Protected Paths](protected_paths.md) - Configure paths to be protected by Rack Attack. +- [Incident Management Limits](../../../operations/incident_management/index.md) - Limit the + number of inbound alerts that can be sent to a project. +- [Notes creation limit](rate_limit_on_notes_creation.md) - Set a rate limit on the note creation requests. + +### Preferences + +The **Preferences** settings contain: + +- [Email](email.md) - Various email settings. +- [What's new](../../../administration/whats-new.md) - Configure **What's new** drawer and content. +- [Help page](help_page.md) - Help page text and support page URL. +- [Pages](../../../administration/pages/index.md#custom-domain-verification) - + Size and domain settings for static websites. +- [Polling interval multiplier](../../../administration/polling.md) - + Configure how frequently the GitLab UI polls for updates. +- [Gitaly timeouts](gitaly_timeouts.md) - Configure Gitaly timeouts. +- Localization: + - [Default first day of the week](../../profile/preferences.md). + - [Time tracking](../../project/time_tracking.md#limit-displayed-units-to-hours). +- [Sidekiq Job Limits](sidekiq_job_limits.md) - Limit the size of Sidekiq jobs stored in Redis. + +### Reporting + +The **Reporting** settings contain: + +- [Spam and Anti-bot Protection](../../../integration/recaptcha.md) - + Enable anti-spam services, like reCAPTCHA or Akismet, and set IP limits. +- [Abuse reports](../review_abuse_reports.md) - Set notification email for abuse reports. + +### Repository + +The **Repository** settings contain: + +- [Repository's custom initial branch name](../../project/repository/branches/default.md#instance-level-custom-initial-branch-name) - + Set a custom branch name for new repositories created in your instance. +- [Repository mirror](visibility_and_access_controls.md#enable-project-mirroring) - + Configure repository mirroring. +- [Repository storage](../../../administration/repository_storage_types.md) - Configure storage path settings. +- Repository maintenance: + - [Repository checks](../../../administration/repository_checks.md) - Configure + automatic Git checks on repositories. + - [Housekeeping](../../../administration/housekeeping.md)). Configure automatic + Git housekeeping on repositories. +- [Repository static objects](../../../administration/static_objects_external_storage.md) - + Serve repository static objects (for example, archives and blobs) from an external storage (for example, a CDN). + +### Templates **(PREMIUM SELF)** + +The **Templates** settings contain: + +- [Templates](instance_template_repository.md#configuration) - Set instance-wide template repository. +- [Custom project templates](../custom_project_templates.md) - Select the custom project template source group. + +## Default first day of the week You can change the [Default first day of the week](../../profile/preferences.md) for the entire GitLab instance: |