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Housekeeping
Introduced in GitLab 8.4.
Automatic housekeeping
GitLab automatically runs git gc and git repack on repositories
after Git pushes. If needed you can change how often this happens, or
to turn it off, go to Admin area > Settings
(/admin/application_settings).
Manual housekeeping
The housekeeping function will run a repack or gc depending on the
"Automatic Git repository housekeeping" settings configured in Admin area > Settings
For example in the following scenario a git repack -d will be executed:
- Project: pushes since gc counter (
pushes_since_gc) =10 - Git GC period =
200 - Full repack period =
50
When the pushes_since_gc value is 50 a repack -A -d --pack-kept-objects will run, similarly when
the pushes_since_gc value is 200 a git gc will be run.
git gc(man page) runs a number of housekeeping tasks, such as compressing filerevisions (to reduce disk space and increase performance) and removing unreachable objects which may have been created from prior invocations ofgit add.git repack(man page) re-organize existing packs into a single, more efficient pack.
You can find this option under your project's Settings > General > Advanced.
