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# YouTrack Service
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JetBrains [YouTrack ](https://www.jetbrains.com/help/youtrack/standalone/YouTrack-Documentation.html ) is a web-based issue tracking and project management platform.
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You can configure YouTrack as an [External Issue Tracker ](../../../integration/external-issue-tracker.md ) in GitLab.
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## Enable the YouTrack integration
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To enable YouTrack integration in a project:
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1. Navigate to the project's **Settings > [Integrations](project_services.md#accessing-the-project-services)** page.
1. Click the **YouTrack** service, ensure it's active, and enter the required details on the page as described in the table below.
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| Field | Description |
|:----------------|:------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| **Description** | Name for the issue tracker (to differentiate between instances, for example). |
| **Project url** | URL to the project in YouTrack which is being linked to this GitLab project. |
| **Issues url** | URL to the issue in YouTrack project that is linked to this GitLab project. Note that the **Issues url** requires `:id` in the URL. This ID is used by GitLab as a placeholder to replace the issue number. |
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1. Click the **Save changes** button.
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Once you have configured and enabled YouTrack, you'll see the YouTrack link on the GitLab project pages that takes you to the appropriate YouTrack project.
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## Disable the internal issue tracker
To disable the internal issue tracker in a project:
1. Navigate to the project's **Settings > General** page.
1. Expand the [permissions section ](../settings/index.md#sharing-and-permissions ) and switch the **Issues** toggle to disabled.
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## Referencing YouTrack issues in GitLab
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Issues in YouTrack can be referenced as `<PROJECT>-<ID>` . `<PROJECT>`
must start with a capital letter and can then be followed by capital or lower case
letters, numbers or underscores. `<ID>` is a number. An example reference is `YT-101` or `Api_32-143` .
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References to `<PROJECT>-<ID>` in merge requests, commits, or comments are automatically linked to the YouTrack issue URL.
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For more information, see the [External Issue Tracker ](../../../integration/external-issue-tracker.md ) documentation.