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diff --git a/doc/user/admin_area/settings/package_registry_rate_limits.md b/doc/user/admin_area/settings/package_registry_rate_limits.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..578b7cd1236 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/user/admin_area/settings/package_registry_rate_limits.md @@ -0,0 +1,33 @@ +--- +stage: Package +group: Package +info: To determine the technical writer assigned to the Stage/Group associated with this page, see https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/engineering/ux/technical-writing/#assignments +type: reference +--- + +# Package Registry Rate Limits **(FREE SELF)** + +Rate limiting is a common technique used to improve the security and durability of a web +application. For more details, see [Rate limits](../../../security/rate_limits.md). General user and +IP rate limits can be enforced in **Admin Area > Settings > Network > User and IP rate limits**. +For more details, see [User and IP rate limits](user_and_ip_rate_limits.md). + +With the [GitLab Package Registry](../../packages/package_registry/index.md), +you can use GitLab as a private or public registry for a variety of common package managers. You can +publish and share packages, which others can consume as a dependency in downstream projects through +the [Packages API](../../../api/packages.md). + +When downloading such dependencies in downstream projects, many requests are made through the +Packages API. You may therefore reach enforced user and IP rate limits. To address this issue, you +can define specific rate limits for the Packages API in +**Admin Area > Settings > Network > Package Registry Rate Limits**: + +- Unauthenticated Packages API requests +- Authenticated Packages API requests + +These limits are disabled by default. When enabled, they supersede the general user and IP rate +limits for requests to the Packages API. You can therefore keep the general user and IP rate limits, +and increase (if necessary) the rate limits for the Packages API. + +Besides this precedence, there are no differences in functionality compared to the general user and +IP rate limits. For more details, see [User and IP rate limits](user_and_ip_rate_limits.md). |