- name: "Background upload for object storage"
  announcement_milestone: "14.9"
  announcement_date: "2022-03-22"
  removal_milestone: "15.0"
  removal_date: "2022-05-22"
  breaking_change: true
  reporter: fzimmer
  body: |  # Do not modify this line, instead modify the lines below.
    To reduce the overall complexity and maintenance burden of GitLab's [object storage feature](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/administration/object_storage.html), support for using `background_upload` to upload files is deprecated and will be fully removed in GitLab 15.0.

    This impacts a small subset of object storage providers:

    - **OpenStack** Customers using OpenStack need to change their configuration to use the S3 API instead of Swift.
    - **RackSpace** Customers using RackSpace-based object storage need to migrate data to a different provider.

    GitLab will publish additional guidance to assist affected customers in migrating.
  stage: Enablement
  tiers: [Core, Premium, Ultimate]
  issue_url: https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/26600
  documentation_url: https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/administration/object_storage.html