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# Shared files
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Historically, GitLab supported storing files that could be accessed from multiple application
servers in `shared/` , using a shared storage solution like NFS. Although this is still an option for
some GitLab installations, it must not be the only file storage option for a given feature. This is
because [cloud-native GitLab installations do not support it ](architecture.md#adapting-existing-and-introducing-new-components ).
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Our [uploads documentation ](uploads.md ) describes how to handle file storage in
such a way that it supports both options: direct disk access and object storage.
