gitlab-org--gitlab-foss/doc/user/admin_area/diff_limits.md

# Diff limits administration

NOTE: **Note:**
Merge requests and branch comparison views will be affected.

CAUTION: **Caution:**
These settings are currently under experimental state. They'll
increase the resource consumption of your instance and should
be edited mindfully.

1. Access **Admin area > Settings > General**
1. Expand **Diff limits**

### Maximum diff patch size

This is the content size each diff file (patch) is allowed to reach before
it's collapsed, without the possibility of being expanded. A link redirecting
to the blob view will be presented for the patches that surpass this limit.

Patches surpassing 10% of this content size will be automatically collapsed,
but expandable (a link to expand the diff will be presented).
Make single diff patch limit configurable - Creates a new column to hold the single patch limit value on application_settings - Allows updating this value through the application_settings API - Calculates single diff patch collapsing limit based on diff_max_patch_bytes column - Updates diff limit documentation - Adds documentation (with warning) as of how one can update this limit 2018-09-24 11:30:49 -04:00			`# Diff limits administration`

			`NOTE: Note:`
			`Merge requests and branch comparison views will be affected.`

			`CAUTION: Caution:`
			`These settings are currently under experimental state. They'll`
			`increase the resource consumption of your instance and should`
			`be edited mindfully.`

			`1. Access Admin area > Settings > General`
			`1. Expand Diff limits`

			`### Maximum diff patch size`

			`This is the content size each diff file (patch) is allowed to reach before`
			`it's collapsed, without the possibility of being expanded. A link redirecting`
			`to the blob view will be presented for the patches that surpass this limit.`

			`Patches surpassing 10% of this content size will be automatically collapsed,`
			`but expandable (a link to expand the diff will be presented).`