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Application settings are subject to caching and may not immediately take effect.
By default, GitLab caches application settings for 60 seconds.
For information on how to control the application settings cache for an instance, see [Application cache interval](../administration/application_settings_cache.md).
the `file_template_project_id`, `delayed_project_deletion`, `delayed_group_deletion`, `deletion_adjourned_period`, or the `geo_node_allowed_ips` parameters:
| `admin_mode` | boolean | no | Require administrators to enable Admin Mode by re-authenticating for administrative tasks. |
| `admin_notification_email` | string | no | Deprecated: Use `abuse_notification_email` instead. If set, [abuse reports](../user/admin_area/review_abuse_reports.md) are sent to this address. Abuse reports are always available in the Admin Area. |
| `abuse_notification_email` | string | no | If set, [abuse reports](../user/admin_area/review_abuse_reports.md) are sent to this address. Abuse reports are always available in the Admin Area. |
| `allow_local_requests_from_hooks_and_services` | boolean | no | (Deprecated: Use `allow_local_requests_from_web_hooks_and_services` instead) Allow requests to the local network from hooks and services. |
| `archive_builds_in_human_readable` | string | no | Set the duration for which the jobs are considered as old and expired. After that time passes, the jobs are archived and no longer able to be retried. Make it empty to never expire jobs. It has to be no less than 1 day, for example: <code>15 days</code>, <code>1 month</code>, <code>2 years</code>. |
| `asset_proxy_whitelist` | string or array of strings | no | (Deprecated: Use `asset_proxy_allowlist` instead) Assets that match these domains are **not** proxied. Wildcards allowed. Your GitLab installation URL is automatically allowlisted. GitLab restart is required to apply changes. |
| `asset_proxy_allowlist` | string or array of strings | no | Assets that match these domains are **not** proxied. Wildcards allowed. Your GitLab installation URL is automatically allowlisted. GitLab restart is required to apply changes. |
| `authorized_keys_enabled` | boolean | no | By default, we write to the `authorized_keys` file to support Git over SSH without additional configuration. GitLab can be optimized to authenticate SSH keys via the database file. Only disable this if you have configured your OpenSSH server to use the AuthorizedKeysCommand. |
| `auto_devops_domain` | string | no | Specify a domain to use by default for every project's Auto Review Apps and Auto Deploy stages. |
| `auto_devops_enabled` | boolean | no | Enable Auto DevOps for projects by default. It automatically builds, tests, and deploys applications based on a predefined CI/CD configuration. |
| `check_namespace_plan`**(PREMIUM)** | boolean | no | Enabling this makes only licensed EE features available to projects if the project namespace's plan includes the feature or if the project is public. |
| `container_expiration_policies_enable_historic_entries` | boolean | no | Enable [cleanup policies](../user/packages/container_registry/reduce_container_registry_storage.md#enable-the-cleanup-policy) for all projects. |
| `container_registry_cleanup_tags_service_max_list_size` | integer | no | The maximum number of tags that can be deleted in a single execution of [cleanup policies](../user/packages/container_registry/reduce_container_registry_storage.md#set-cleanup-limits-to-conserve-resources). |
| `container_registry_delete_tags_service_timeout` | integer | no | The maximum time, in seconds, that the cleanup process can take to delete a batch of tags for [cleanup policies](../user/packages/container_registry/reduce_container_registry_storage.md#set-cleanup-limits-to-conserve-resources). |
| `container_registry_expiration_policies_caching` | boolean | no | Caching during the execution of [cleanup policies](../user/packages/container_registry/reduce_container_registry_storage.md#set-cleanup-limits-to-conserve-resources). |
| `container_registry_expiration_policies_worker_capacity` | integer | no | Number of workers for [cleanup policies](../user/packages/container_registry/reduce_container_registry_storage.md#set-cleanup-limits-to-conserve-resources). |
| `default_branch_protection` | integer | no | Determine if developers can push to the default branch. Can take: `0`_(not protected, both users with the Developer role or Maintainer role can push new commits and force push)_, `1`_(partially protected, users with the Developer role or Maintainer role can push new commits, but cannot force push)_ or `2`_(fully protected, users with the Developer or Maintainer role cannot push new commits, but users with the Developer or Maintainer role can; no one can force push)_ as a parameter. Default is `2`. |
| `default_group_visibility` | string | no | What visibility level new groups receive. Can take `private`, `internal` and `public` as a parameter. Default is `private`. |
| `default_project_visibility` | string | no | What visibility level new projects receive. Can take `private`, `internal` and `public` as a parameter. Default is `private`. |
| `default_snippet_visibility` | string | no | What visibility level new snippets receive. Can take `private`, `internal` and `public` as a parameter. Default is `private`. |
| `delayed_project_deletion`**(PREMIUM SELF)** | boolean | no | Enable delayed project deletion by default in new groups. Default is `false`. [From GitLab 15.1](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/352960), can only be enabled when `delayed_group_deletion` is true. |
| `delayed_group_deletion`**(PREMIUM SELF)** | boolean | no | Enable delayed group deletion. Default is `true`. [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/352959) in GitLab 15.0. [From GitLab 15.1](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/352960), disables and locks the group-level setting for delayed protect deletion when set to `false`. |
| `deletion_adjourned_period`**(PREMIUM SELF)** | integer | no | The number of days to wait before deleting a project or group that is marked for deletion. Value must be between `1` and `90`. Defaults to `7`. [From GitLab 15.1](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/352960), a hook on `deletion_adjourned_period` sets the period to `1` on every update, and sets both `delayed_project_deletion` and `delayed_group_deletion` to `false` if the period is `0`. |
| `disable_feed_token` | boolean | no | Disable display of RSS/Atom and calendar feed tokens ([introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/231493) in GitLab 13.7) |
| `domain_denylist_enabled` | boolean | no | (**If enabled, requires:** `domain_denylist`) Allows blocking sign-ups from emails from specific domains. |
| `domain_denylist` | array of strings | no | Users with email addresses that match these domains **cannot** sign up. Wildcards allowed. Use separate lines for multiple entries. Ex: `domain.com`, `*.domain.com`. |
| `domain_allowlist` | array of strings | no | Force people to use only corporate emails for sign-up. Default is `null`, meaning there is no restriction. |
| `dsa_key_restriction` | integer | no | The minimum allowed bit length of an uploaded DSA key. Default is `0` (no restriction). `-1` disables DSA keys. |
| `ecdsa_key_restriction` | integer | no | The minimum allowed curve size (in bits) of an uploaded ECDSA key. Default is `0` (no restriction). `-1` disables ECDSA keys. |
| `ecdsa_sk_key_restriction` | integer | no | The minimum allowed curve size (in bits) of an uploaded ECDSA_SK key. Default is `0` (no restriction). `-1` disables ECDSA_SK keys. |
| `ed25519_key_restriction` | integer | no | The minimum allowed curve size (in bits) of an uploaded ED25519 key. Default is `0` (no restriction). `-1` disables ED25519 keys. |
| `ed25519_sk_key_restriction` | integer | no | The minimum allowed curve size (in bits) of an uploaded ED25519_SK key. Default is `0` (no restriction). `-1` disables ED25519_SK keys. |
| `elasticsearch_aws_access_key`**(PREMIUM)** | string | no | AWS IAM access key. |
| `elasticsearch_aws_region`**(PREMIUM)** | string | no | The AWS region the Elasticsearch domain is configured. |
| `elasticsearch_aws_secret_access_key`**(PREMIUM)** | string | no | AWS IAM secret access key. |
| `elasticsearch_aws`**(PREMIUM)** | boolean | no | Enable the use of AWS hosted Elasticsearch. |
| `elasticsearch_indexed_field_length_limit`**(PREMIUM)** | integer | no | Maximum size of text fields to index by Elasticsearch. 0 value means no limit. This does not apply to repository and wiki indexing. |
| `elasticsearch_indexed_file_size_limit_kb`**(PREMIUM)** | integer | no | Maximum size of repository and wiki files that are indexed by Elasticsearch. |
| `elasticsearch_limit_indexing`**(PREMIUM)** | boolean | no | Limit Elasticsearch to index certain namespaces and projects. |
| `elasticsearch_max_bulk_concurrency`**(PREMIUM)** | integer | no | Maximum concurrency of Elasticsearch bulk requests per indexing operation. This only applies to repository indexing operations. |
| `elasticsearch_max_bulk_size_mb`**(PREMIUM)** | integer | no | Maximum size of Elasticsearch bulk indexing requests in MB. This only applies to repository indexing operations. |
| `elasticsearch_namespace_ids`**(PREMIUM)** | array of integers | no | The namespaces to index via Elasticsearch if `elasticsearch_limit_indexing` is enabled. |
| `elasticsearch_project_ids`**(PREMIUM)** | array of integers | no | The projects to index via Elasticsearch if `elasticsearch_limit_indexing` is enabled. |
| `elasticsearch_url`**(PREMIUM)** | string | no | The URL to use for connecting to Elasticsearch. Use a comma-separated list to support cluster (for example, `http://localhost:9200, http://localhost:9201"`). |
| `elasticsearch_username`**(PREMIUM)** | string | no | The `username` of your Elasticsearch instance. |
| `elasticsearch_password`**(PREMIUM)** | string | no | The password of your Elasticsearch instance. |
| `email_additional_text`**(PREMIUM)** | string | no | Additional text added to the bottom of every email for legal/auditing/compliance reasons. |
| `email_author_in_body` | boolean | no | Some email servers do not support overriding the email sender name. Enable this option to include the name of the author of the issue, merge request or comment in the email body instead. |
| `enabled_git_access_protocol` | string | no | Enabled protocols for Git access. Allowed values are: `ssh`, `http`, and `nil` to allow both protocols. |
| `external_auth_client_cert` | string | no | (**If enabled, requires:** `external_auth_client_key`) The certificate to use to authenticate with the external authorization service. |
| `external_auth_client_key_pass` | string | no | Passphrase to use for the private key when authenticating with the external service this is encrypted when stored. |
| `external_auth_client_key` | string | required by: `external_auth_client_cert` | Private key for the certificate when authentication is required for the external authorization service, this is encrypted when stored. |
| `external_authorization_service_default_label` | string | required by:<br>`external_authorization_service_enabled` | The default classification label to use when requesting authorization and no classification label has been specified on the project. |
| `external_authorization_service_enabled` | boolean | no | (**If enabled, requires:** `external_authorization_service_default_label`, `external_authorization_service_timeout` and `external_authorization_service_url`) Enable using an external authorization service for accessing projects. |
| `external_authorization_service_timeout` | float | required by:<br>`external_authorization_service_enabled` | The timeout after which an authorization request is aborted, in seconds. When a request times out, access is denied to the user. (min: 0.001, max: 10, step: 0.001). |
| `external_pipeline_validation_service_token` | string | no | Optional. Token to include as the `X-Gitlab-Token` header in requests to the URL in `external_pipeline_validation_service_url`. |
| `external_pipeline_validation_service_timeout` | integer | no | How long to wait for a response from the pipeline validation service. Assumes `OK` if it times out. |
| `first_day_of_week` | integer | no | Start day of the week for calendar views and date pickers. Valid values are `0` (default) for Sunday, `1` for Monday, and `6` for Saturday. |
| `geo_node_allowed_ips`**(PREMIUM)** | string | yes | Comma-separated list of IPs and CIDRs of allowed secondary nodes. For example, `1.1.1.1, 2.2.2.0/24`. |
| `geo_status_timeout`**(PREMIUM)** | integer | no | The amount of seconds after which a request to get a secondary node status times out. |
| `git_two_factor_session_expiry`**(PREMIUM)** | integer | no | Maximum duration (in minutes) of a session for Git operations when 2FA is enabled. |
| `gitaly_timeout_default` | integer | no | Default Gitaly timeout, in seconds. This timeout is not enforced for Git fetch/push operations or Sidekiq jobs. Set to `0` to disable timeouts. |
| `gitaly_timeout_fast` | integer | no | Gitaly fast operation timeout, in seconds. Some Gitaly operations are expected to be fast. If they exceed this threshold, there may be a problem with a storage shard and 'failing fast' can help maintain the stability of the GitLab instance. Set to `0` to disable timeouts. |
| `gitaly_timeout_medium` | integer | no | Medium Gitaly timeout, in seconds. This should be a value between the Fast and the Default timeout. Set to `0` to disable timeouts. |
| `hashed_storage_enabled` | boolean | no | Create new projects using hashed storage paths: Enable immutable, hash-based paths and repository names to store repositories on disk. This prevents repositories from having to be moved or renamed when the Project URL changes and may improve disk I/O performance. (Always enabled in GitLab versions 13.0 and later, configuration is scheduled for removal in 14.0) |
| `housekeeping_bitmaps_enabled` | boolean | no | Git pack file bitmap creation is always enabled and cannot be changed via API and UI. This API field is deprecated and always returns `true`. |
| `housekeeping_full_repack_period` | integer | required by: `housekeeping_enabled` | Number of Git pushes after which an incremental `git repack` is run. |
| `housekeeping_gc_period` | integer | required by: `housekeeping_enabled` | Number of Git pushes after which `git gc` is run. |
| `housekeeping_incremental_repack_period` | integer | required by: `housekeeping_enabled` | Number of Git pushes after which an incremental `git repack` is run. |
| `html_emails_enabled` | boolean | no | Enable HTML emails. |
| `inactive_projects_delete_after_months` | integer | no | If `delete_inactive_projects` is `true`, the time (in months) to wait before deleting inactive projects. Default is `2`. [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/84519) in GitLab 14.10. [Became operational](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/85689) in GitLab 15.0. |
| `inactive_projects_min_size_mb` | integer | no | If `delete_inactive_projects` is `true`, the minimum repository size for projects to be checked for inactivity. Default is `0`. [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/84519) in GitLab 14.10. [Became operational](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/85689) in GitLab 15.0. |
| `inactive_projects_send_warning_email_after_months` | integer | no | If `delete_inactive_projects` is `true`, sets the time (in months) to wait before emailing maintainers that the project is scheduled be deleted because it is inactive. Default is `1`. [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/84519) in GitLab 14.10. [Became operational](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/85689) in GitLab 15.0. |
| `keep_latest_artifact` | boolean | no | Prevent the deletion of the artifacts from the most recent successful jobs, regardless of the expiry time. Enabled by default. |
| `maintenance_mode_message`**(PREMIUM)** | string | no | Message displayed when instance is in maintenance mode. |
| `maintenance_mode`**(PREMIUM)** | boolean | no | When instance is in maintenance mode, non-administrative users can sign in with read-only access and make read-only API requests. |
| `max_import_size` | integer | no | Maximum import size in MB. 0 for unlimited. Default = 0 (unlimited) [Modified](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/251106) from 50MB to 0 in GitLab 13.8. |
| `max_ssh_key_lifetime`**(ULTIMATE SELF)** | integer | no | Maximum allowable lifetime for SSH keys in days. [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/1007) in GitLab 14.6. |
| `mirror_available` | boolean | no | Allow repository mirroring to configured by project Maintainers. If disabled, only Administrators can configure repository mirroring. |
| `mirror_capacity_threshold`**(PREMIUM)** | integer | no | Minimum capacity to be available before scheduling more mirrors preemptively. |
| `mirror_max_capacity`**(PREMIUM)** | integer | no | Maximum number of mirrors that can be synchronizing at the same time. |
| `mirror_max_delay`**(PREMIUM)** | integer | no | Maximum time (in minutes) between updates that a mirror can have when scheduled to synchronize. |
| `npm_package_requests_forwarding`**(PREMIUM)** | boolean | no | Use npmjs.org as a default remote repository when the package is not found in the GitLab Package Registry for npm. |
| `pypi_package_requests_forwarding`**(PREMIUM)** | boolean | no | Use pypi.org as a default remote repository when the package is not found in the GitLab Package Registry for PyPI. |
| `outbound_local_requests_whitelist` | array of strings | no | Define a list of trusted domains or IP addresses to which local requests are allowed when local requests for hooks and services are disabled.
| `pages_domain_verification_enabled` | boolean | no | Require users to prove ownership of custom domains. Domain verification is an essential security measure for public GitLab sites. Users are required to demonstrate they control a domain before it is enabled. |
| `password_authentication_enabled_for_git` | boolean | no | Enable authentication for Git over HTTP(S) via a GitLab account password. Default is `true`. |
| `password_authentication_enabled_for_web` | boolean | no | Enable authentication for the web interface via a GitLab account password. Default is `true`. |
| `password_number_required`**(PREMIUM)** | boolean | no | Indicates whether passwords require at least one number. [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/85763) in GitLab 15.1. |
| `password_symbol_required`**(PREMIUM)** | boolean | no | Indicates whether passwords require at least one symbol character. [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/85763) in GitLab 15.1. |
| `password_uppercase_required`**(PREMIUM)** | boolean | no | Indicates whether passwords require at least one uppercase letter. [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/85763) in GitLab 15.1. |
| `password_lowercase_required`**(PREMIUM)** | boolean | no | Indicates whether passwords require at least one lowercase letter. [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/85763) in GitLab 15.1. |
| `performance_bar_allowed_group_id` | string | no | (Deprecated: Use `performance_bar_allowed_group_path` instead) Path of the group that is allowed to toggle the performance bar. |
| `performance_bar_allowed_group_path` | string | no | Path of the group that is allowed to toggle the performance bar. |
| `performance_bar_enabled` | boolean | no | (Deprecated: Pass `performance_bar_allowed_group_path: nil` instead) Allow enabling the performance bar. |
| `pipeline_limit_per_project_user_sha` | integer | no | Maximum number of pipeline creation requests per minute per user and commit. Disabled by default. |
| `push_event_activities_limit` | integer | no | Number of changes (branches or tags) in a single push to determine whether individual push events or bulk push events are created. [Bulk push events are created](../user/admin_area/settings/push_event_activities_limit.md) if it surpasses that value. |
| `push_event_hooks_limit` | integer | no | Number of changes (branches or tags) in a single push to determine whether webhooks and services fire or not. Webhooks and services aren't submitted if it surpasses that value. |
| `rate_limiting_response_text` | string | no | When rate limiting is enabled via the `throttle_*` settings, send this plain text response when a rate limit is exceeded. 'Retry later' is sent if this is blank. |
| `user_email_lookup_limit` | integer | no | **{warning}** **[Deprecated](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/merge_requests/80631/)** in GitLab 14.9 will be removed in 15.0. Replaced by `search_rate_limit`. Max number of requests per minute for email lookup. Default: 60. To disable throttling set to 0.|
| `search_rate_limit` | integer | no | Max number of requests per minute for performing a search while authenticated. Default: 30. To disable throttling set to 0.|
| `search_rate_limit_unauthenticated` | integer | no | Max number of requests per minute for performing a search while unauthenticated. Default: 10. To disable throttling set to 0.|
| `repository_checks_enabled` | boolean | no | GitLab periodically runs `git fsck` in all project and wiki repositories to look for silent disk corruption issues. |
| `repository_storages_weighted` | hash of strings to integers | no | (GitLab 13.1 and later) Hash of names of taken from `gitlab.yml` to [weights](../administration/repository_storage_paths.md#configure-where-new-repositories-are-stored). New projects are created in one of these stores, chosen by a weighted random selection. |
| `repository_storages` | array of strings | no | (GitLab 13.0 and earlier) List of names of enabled storage paths, taken from `gitlab.yml`. New projects are created in one of these stores, chosen at random. |
| `require_admin_approval_after_user_signup` | boolean | no | When enabled, any user that signs up for an account using the registration form is placed under a **Pending approval** state and has to be explicitly [approved](../user/admin_area/moderate_users.md) by an administrator. |
| `require_two_factor_authentication` | boolean | no | (**If enabled, requires:** `two_factor_grace_period`) Require all users to set up Two-factor authentication. |
| `restricted_visibility_levels` | array of strings | no | Selected levels cannot be used by non-Administrator users for groups, projects or snippets. Can take `private`, `internal` and `public` as a parameter. Default is `null` which means there is no restriction. |
| `rsa_key_restriction` | integer | no | The minimum allowed bit length of an uploaded RSA key. Default is `0` (no restriction). `-1` disables RSA keys. |
| `shared_runners_enabled` | boolean | no | (**If enabled, requires:** `shared_runners_text` and `shared_runners_minutes`) Enable shared runners for new projects. |
| `shared_runners_minutes`**(PREMIUM)** | integer | required by: `shared_runners_enabled` | Set the maximum number of CI/CD minutes that a group can use on shared runners per month. |
| `sidekiq_job_limiter_mode` | string | no | `track` or `compress`. Sets the behavior for [Sidekiq job size limits](../user/admin_area/settings/sidekiq_job_limits.md). Default: 'compress'. |
| `sidekiq_job_limiter_compression_threshold_bytes` | integer | no | The threshold in bytes at which Sidekiq jobs are compressed before being stored in Redis. Default: 100 000 bytes (100KB). |
| `sidekiq_job_limiter_limit_bytes` | integer | no | The threshold in bytes at which Sidekiq jobs are rejected. Default: 0 bytes (doesn't reject any job). |
| `signin_enabled` | string | no | (Deprecated: Use `password_authentication_enabled_for_web` instead) Flag indicating if password authentication is enabled for the web interface. |
| `spam_check_endpoint_enabled` | boolean | no | Enables spam checking using external Spam Check API endpoint. Default is `false`. |
| `spam_check_endpoint_url` | string | no | URL of the external Spamcheck service endpoint. Valid URI schemes are `grpc` or `tls`. Specifying `tls` forces communication to be encrypted.|
| `spam_check_api_key` | string | no | API key used by GitLab for accessing the Spam Check service endpoint. |
| `throttle_authenticated_api_period_in_seconds` | integer | required by:<br>`throttle_authenticated_api_enabled` | Rate limit period (in seconds). |
| `throttle_authenticated_api_requests_per_period` | integer | required by:<br>`throttle_authenticated_api_enabled` | Maximum requests per period per user. |
| `throttle_authenticated_packages_api_enabled` | boolean | no | (**If enabled, requires:** `throttle_authenticated_packages_api_period_in_seconds` and `throttle_authenticated_packages_api_requests_per_period`) Enable authenticated API request rate limit. Helps reduce request volume (for example, from crawlers or abusive bots). View [Package Registry rate limits](../user/admin_area/settings/package_registry_rate_limits.md) for more details. |
| `throttle_authenticated_packages_api_period_in_seconds` | integer | required by:<br>`throttle_authenticated_packages_api_enabled` | Rate limit period (in seconds). View [Package Registry rate limits](../user/admin_area/settings/package_registry_rate_limits.md) for more details. |
| `throttle_authenticated_packages_api_requests_per_period` | integer | required by:<br>`throttle_authenticated_packages_api_enabled` | Maximum requests per period per user. View [Package Registry rate limits](../user/admin_area/settings/package_registry_rate_limits.md) for more details. |
| `throttle_authenticated_web_period_in_seconds` | integer | required by:<br>`throttle_authenticated_web_enabled` | Rate limit period (in seconds). |
| `throttle_authenticated_web_requests_per_period` | integer | required by:<br>`throttle_authenticated_web_enabled` | Maximum requests per period per user. |
| `throttle_unauthenticated_enabled` | boolean | no | ([Deprecated](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/335300) in GitLab 14.3. Use `throttle_unauthenticated_web_enabled` or `throttle_unauthenticated_api_enabled` instead.) (**If enabled, requires:** `throttle_unauthenticated_period_in_seconds` and `throttle_unauthenticated_requests_per_period`) Enable unauthenticated web request rate limit. Helps reduce request volume (for example, from crawlers or abusive bots). |
| `throttle_unauthenticated_period_in_seconds` | integer | required by:<br>`throttle_unauthenticated_enabled` | ([Deprecated](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/335300) in GitLab 14.3. Use `throttle_unauthenticated_web_period_in_seconds` or `throttle_unauthenticated_api_period_in_seconds` instead.) Rate limit period in seconds. |
| `throttle_unauthenticated_requests_per_period` | integer | required by:<br>`throttle_unauthenticated_enabled` | ([Deprecated](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/-/issues/335300) in GitLab 14.3. Use `throttle_unauthenticated_web_requests_per_period` or `throttle_unauthenticated_api_requests_per_period` instead.) Max requests per period per IP. |
| `throttle_unauthenticated_api_enabled` | boolean | no | (**If enabled, requires:** `throttle_unauthenticated_api_period_in_seconds` and `throttle_unauthenticated_api_requests_per_period`) Enable unauthenticated API request rate limit. Helps reduce request volume (for example, from crawlers or abusive bots). |
| `throttle_unauthenticated_api_period_in_seconds` | integer | required by:<br>`throttle_unauthenticated_api_enabled` | Rate limit period in seconds. |
| `throttle_unauthenticated_api_requests_per_period` | integer | required by:<br>`throttle_unauthenticated_api_enabled` | Max requests per period per IP. |
| `throttle_unauthenticated_packages_api_enabled` | boolean | no | (**If enabled, requires:** `throttle_unauthenticated_packages_api_period_in_seconds` and `throttle_unauthenticated_packages_api_requests_per_period`) Enable authenticated API request rate limit. Helps reduce request volume (for example, from crawlers or abusive bots). View [Package Registry rate limits](../user/admin_area/settings/package_registry_rate_limits.md) for more details. |
| `throttle_unauthenticated_packages_api_period_in_seconds` | integer | required by:<br>`throttle_unauthenticated_packages_api_enabled` | Rate limit period (in seconds). View [Package Registry rate limits](../user/admin_area/settings/package_registry_rate_limits.md) for more details. |
| `throttle_unauthenticated_packages_api_requests_per_period` | integer | required by:<br>`throttle_unauthenticated_packages_api_enabled` | Maximum requests per period per user. View [Package Registry rate limits](../user/admin_area/settings/package_registry_rate_limits.md) for more details. |
| `throttle_unauthenticated_web_enabled` | boolean | no | (**If enabled, requires:** `throttle_unauthenticated_web_period_in_seconds` and `throttle_unauthenticated_web_requests_per_period`) Enable unauthenticated web request rate limit. Helps reduce request volume (for example, from crawlers or abusive bots). |
| `throttle_unauthenticated_web_period_in_seconds` | integer | required by:<br>`throttle_unauthenticated_web_enabled` | Rate limit period in seconds. |
| `throttle_unauthenticated_web_requests_per_period` | integer | required by:<br>`throttle_unauthenticated_web_enabled` | Max requests per period per IP. |
| `two_factor_grace_period` | integer | required by: `require_two_factor_authentication` | Amount of time (in hours) that users are allowed to skip forced configuration of two-factor authentication. |
| `unique_ips_limit_enabled` | boolean | no | (**If enabled, requires:** `unique_ips_limit_per_user` and `unique_ips_limit_time_window`) Limit sign in from multiple IPs. |
| `user_show_add_ssh_key_message` | boolean | no | When set to `false` disable the `You won't be able to pull or push project code via SSH` warning shown to users with no uploaded SSH key. |
| `web_ide_clientside_preview_enabled` | boolean | no | Live Preview (allow live previews of JavaScript projects in the Web IDE using CodeSandbox Live Preview). |
| `wiki_page_max_content_bytes` | integer | no | Maximum wiki page content size in **bytes**. Default: 52428800 Bytes (50 MB). The minimum value is 1024 bytes. |
