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stage: Systems
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group: Distribution
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info: To determine the technical writer assigned to the Stage/Group associated with this page, see https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/product/ux/technical-writing/#assignments
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---
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# Uploads administration **(FREE SELF)**
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Uploads represent all user data that may be sent to GitLab as a single file. As an example, avatars and notes' attachments are uploads. Uploads are integral to GitLab functionality, and therefore cannot be disabled.
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## Using local storage
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This is the default configuration. To change the location where the uploads are
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stored locally, use the steps in this section based on your installation method:
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NOTE:
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For historical reasons, instance level uploads (for example the [favicon](../user/admin_area/appearance.md#favicon)) are stored into a base directory,
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which by default is `uploads/-/system`. It is strongly discouraged to change the base
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directory on an existing GitLab installation.
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**In Omnibus GitLab installations:**
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_The uploads are stored by default in `/var/opt/gitlab/gitlab-rails/uploads`._
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1. To change the storage path for example to `/mnt/storage/uploads`, edit
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`/etc/gitlab/gitlab.rb` and add the following line:
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```ruby
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gitlab_rails['uploads_directory'] = "/mnt/storage/uploads"
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```
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This setting only applies if you haven't changed the `gitlab_rails['uploads_storage_path']` directory.
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1. Save the file and [reconfigure GitLab](restart_gitlab.md#omnibus-gitlab-reconfigure) for the changes to take effect.
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**In installations from source:**
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_The uploads are stored by default in
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`/home/git/gitlab/public/uploads`._
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1. To change the storage path for example to `/mnt/storage/uploads`, edit
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`/home/git/gitlab/config/gitlab.yml` and add or amend the following lines:
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```yaml
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uploads:
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storage_path: /mnt/storage
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base_dir: uploads
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```
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1. Save the file and [restart GitLab](restart_gitlab.md#installations-from-source) for the changes to take effect.
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## Using object storage **(FREE SELF)**
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If you don't want to use the local disk where GitLab is installed to store the
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uploads, you can use an object storage provider like AWS S3 instead.
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This configuration relies on valid AWS credentials to be configured already.
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[Read more about using object storage with GitLab](object_storage.md).
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We recommend using the [consolidated object storage settings](object_storage.md#consolidated-object-storage-configuration). The following instructions apply to the original configuration format.
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### Object Storage Settings
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For source installations the following settings are nested under `uploads:` and then `object_store:`. On Omnibus GitLab installs they are prefixed by `uploads_object_store_`.
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| Setting | Description | Default |
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|---------|-------------|---------|
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| `enabled` | Enable/disable object storage | `false` |
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| `remote_directory` | The bucket name where Uploads are stored| |
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| `proxy_download` | Set to `true` to enable proxying all files served. Option allows to reduce egress traffic as this allows clients to download directly from remote storage instead of proxying all data | `false` |
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| `connection` | Various connection options described below | |
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#### Connection settings
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See [the available connection settings for different providers](object_storage.md#connection-settings).
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**In Omnibus installations:**
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_The uploads are stored by default in
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`/var/opt/gitlab/gitlab-rails/uploads`._
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1. Edit `/etc/gitlab/gitlab.rb` and add the following lines by replacing with
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the values you want:
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```ruby
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gitlab_rails['uploads_object_store_enabled'] = true
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gitlab_rails['uploads_object_store_remote_directory'] = "uploads"
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gitlab_rails['uploads_object_store_connection'] = {
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'provider' => 'AWS',
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'region' => 'eu-central-1',
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'aws_access_key_id' => 'AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID',
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'aws_secret_access_key' => 'AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY'
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}
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```
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If you are using AWS IAM profiles, be sure to omit the AWS access key and secret access key/value pairs.
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```ruby
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gitlab_rails['uploads_object_store_connection'] = {
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'provider' => 'AWS',
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'region' => 'eu-central-1',
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'use_iam_profile' => true
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}
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```
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1. Save the file and [reconfigure GitLab](restart_gitlab.md#omnibus-gitlab-reconfigure) for the changes to take effect.
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1. Migrate any existing local uploads to the object storage using [`gitlab:uploads:migrate:all` Rake task](raketasks/uploads/migrate.md).
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**In installations from source:**
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_The uploads are stored by default in
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`/home/git/gitlab/public/uploads`._
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1. Edit `/home/git/gitlab/config/gitlab.yml` and add or amend the following
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lines, making sure to use the [appropriate ones for your provider](object_storage.md#connection-settings):
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```yaml
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uploads:
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object_store:
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enabled: true
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remote_directory: "uploads" # The bucket name
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connection: # The lines in this block depend on your provider
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provider: AWS
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aws_access_key_id: AWS_ACCESS_KEY_ID
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aws_secret_access_key: AWS_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY
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region: eu-central-1
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```
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1. Save the file and [restart GitLab](restart_gitlab.md#installations-from-source) for the changes to take effect.
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1. Migrate any existing local uploads to the object storage using [`gitlab:uploads:migrate:all` Rake task](raketasks/uploads/migrate.md).
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