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# Use Libravatar service with GitLab
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GitLab by default supports [Gravatar](https://gravatar.com) avatar service.
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Libravatar is a service which delivers your avatar (profile picture) to other websites and their API is
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[heavily based on gravatar](https://wiki.libravatar.org/api/).
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This means that it is not complicated to switch to Libravatar avatar service or even self hosted Libravatar server.
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## Configuration
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In [gitlab.yml gravatar section](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-ce/blob/672bd3902d86b78d730cea809fce312ec49d39d7/config/gitlab.yml.example#L122) set
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the configuration options as follows:
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### For HTTP
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```yml
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gravatar:
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enabled: true
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# gravatar URLs: possible placeholders: %{hash} %{size} %{email} %{username}
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plain_url: "http://cdn.libravatar.org/avatar/%{hash}?s=%{size}&d=identicon"
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```
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### For HTTPS
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```yml
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gravatar:
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enabled: true
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# gravatar URLs: possible placeholders: %{hash} %{size} %{email} %{username}
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ssl_url: "https://seccdn.libravatar.org/avatar/%{hash}?s=%{size}&d=identicon"
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```
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### Self-hosted
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If you are [running your own libravatar service](https://wiki.libravatar.org/running_your_own/) the URL will be different in the configuration
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but the important part is to provide the same placeholders so GitLab can parse the URL correctly.
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For example, you host a service on `http://libravatar.example.com` the `plain_url` you need to supply in `gitlab.yml` is
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`http://libravatar.example.com/avatar/%{hash}?s=%{size}&d=identicon`
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### Omnibus-gitlab example
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In `/etc/gitlab/gitlab.rb`:
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#### For http
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```ruby
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gitlab_rails['gravatar_enabled'] = true
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gitlab_rails['gravatar_plain_url'] = "http://cdn.libravatar.org/avatar/%{hash}?s=%{size}&d=identicon"
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```
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#### For https
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```ruby
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gitlab_rails['gravatar_enabled'] = true
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gitlab_rails['gravatar_ssl_url'] = "https://seccdn.libravatar.org/avatar/%{hash}?s=%{size}&d=identicon"
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```
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Run `sudo gitlab-ctl reconfigure` for changes to take effect.
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## Default URL for missing images
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[Libravatar supports different sets](https://wiki.libravatar.org/api/) of `missing images` for emails not found on the Libravatar service.
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In order to use a different set other than `identicon`, replace `&d=identicon` portion of the URL with another supported set.
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For example, you can use `retro` set in which case the URL would look like: `plain_url: "http://cdn.libravatar.org/avatar/%{hash}?s=%{size}&d=retro"`
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## Usage examples
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### For Microsoft Office 365
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If your users are Office 365-users, the "GetPersonaPhoto" service can be used. Note that this service requires login, so this use case is
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most useful in a corporate installation, where all users have access to Office 365.
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```ruby
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gitlab_rails['gravatar_plain_url'] = 'http://outlook.office365.com/owa/service.svc/s/GetPersonaPhoto?email=%{email}&size=HR120x120'
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gitlab_rails['gravatar_ssl_url'] = 'https://outlook.office365.com/owa/service.svc/s/GetPersonaPhoto?email=%{email}&size=HR120x120'
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```
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