gitlab-org--gitlab-foss/doc/user/project/settings/index.md

# Project settings

You can adjust your [project](../index.md) settings by navigating
to your project's homepage and clicking **Settings**.

## General settings

Adjust your project's path and name, description, avatar, [default branch](../repository/branches/index.md#default-branch), and tags:

![general project settings](img/general_settings.png)

### Sharing and permissions

Set up your project's access, [visibility](../../../public_access/public_access.md), and enable [Container Registry](../container_registry.md) for your projects:

![projects sharing permissions](img/sharing_and_permissions_settings.png)

### Issue settings

Add an [issue description template](../description_templates.md#description-templates) to your project, so that every new issue will start with a custom template.

### Merge request settings

Set up your project's merge request settings:

- Set up the merge request method (merge commit, [fast-forward merge](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/user/project/merge_requests/fast_forward_merge.html#fast-forward-merge-requests)). _Fast-forward is available in [GitLab Enterprise Edition Starter](https://about.gitlab.com/gitlab-ee/)._
- Merge request [description templates](../description_templates.md#description-templates).
- Enable [merge request approvals](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/user/project/merge_requests/merge_request_approvals.html#merge-request-approvals), _available in [GitLab Enterprise Edition Starter](https://about.gitlab.com/gitlab-ee/)_.
- Enable [merge only of pipeline succeeds](../merge_requests/merge_when_pipeline_succeeds.md).
- Enable [merge only when all discussions are resolved](../../discussions/index.md#only-allow-merge-requests-to-be-merged-if-all-discussions-are-resolved).

![project's merge request settings](img/merge_requests_settings.png)

### Service Desk

Enable [Service Desk](https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/user/project/service_desk.html) for your project to offer customer support. Service Desk is available in [GitLab Enterprise Edition Premium](https://about.gitlab.com/gitlab-ee/).

### Export project

Learn how to [export a project](import_export.md#importing-the-project) in GitLab.

### Advanced settings

Here you can run housekeeping, archive, rename, transfer, or remove a project.