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diff --git a/doc/user/packages/conan_repository/index.md b/doc/user/packages/conan_repository/index.md index 0f32f68d250..731ba04a9f7 100644 --- a/doc/user/packages/conan_repository/index.md +++ b/doc/user/packages/conan_repository/index.md @@ -103,6 +103,29 @@ A package with the recipe `Hello/0.1@mycompany/beta` is created. For more details about creating and managing Conan packages, see the [Conan documentation](https://docs.conan.io/en/latest/creating_packages.html). +#### Package without a username and a channel + +> - [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/345055) in GitLab 14.6. + +Even though they are [recommended](https://docs.conan.io/en/latest/reference/conanfile/attributes.html#user-channel) +to distinguish your package from a similarly named existing package, +the username and channel are not mandatory fields for a Conan package. + +You can create a package without a username and channel by removing them from +the `create` command: + +```shell +conan create . +``` + +The username _and_ the channel must be blank. If only one of these fields is +blank, the request is rejected. + +NOTE: +Empty usernames and channels can only be used if you use a [project remote](#add-a-remote-for-your-project). +If you use an [instance remote](#add-a-remote-for-your-instance), the username +and the channel must be set. + ## Add the Package Registry as a Conan remote To run `conan` commands, you must add the Package Registry as a Conan remote for |