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diff --git a/doc/user/admin_area/settings/sidekiq_job_limits.md b/doc/user/admin_area/settings/sidekiq_job_limits.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..c6a783beb3f --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/user/admin_area/settings/sidekiq_job_limits.md @@ -0,0 +1,36 @@ +--- +stage: none +group: unassigned +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 +--- + +# Sidekiq job size limits **(FREE SELF)** + +> [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/68982) in GitLab 14.3. + +[Sidekiq](../../../administration/sidekiq.md) jobs get stored in +Redis. To avoid excessive memory for Redis, we: + +- Compress job arguments before storing them in Redis. +arguments before storing them in Redis, and rejecting jobs that exceed +- Reject jobs that exceed the specified threshold limit after compression. + +To access Sidekiq job size limits: + +1. On the top bar, select **Menu >** **{admin}** **Admin**. +1. On the left sidebar, select **Settings > Preferences**. +1. Expand **Sidekiq job size limits**. +1. Adjust the compression threshold or size limit. The compression can + be disabled by selecting the **Track** mode. + +## Available settings + +| Setting | Default | Description | +|-------------------------------------------|------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| +| Limiting mode | Compress | This mode compresses the jobs at the specified threshold and rejects them if they exceed the specified limit after compression. | +| Sidekiq job compression threshold (bytes) | 100 000 (100 KB) | When the size of arguments exceeds this threshold, they are compressed before being stored in Redis. | +| Sidekiq job size limit (bytes) | 0 | The jobs exceeding this size after compression are rejected. This avoids excessive memory usage in Redis leading to instability. Setting it to 0 prevents rejecting jobs. | + +After changing these values, [restart +Sidekiq](../../../administration/restart_gitlab.md). |