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# Using the Libravatar service with GitLab
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GitLab by default supports the [Gravatar](https://gravatar.com) avatar service.
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Libravatar is another service that delivers your avatar (profile picture) to
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other websites. The Libravatar API is
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[heavily based on gravatar](https://wiki.libravatar.org/api/), so you can
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easily switch to the Libravatar avatar service or even your own Libravatar
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server.
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## Configuration
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In the [`gitlab.yml` gravatar section](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/blob/672bd3902d86b78d730cea809fce312ec49d39d7/config/gitlab.yml.example#L122), set
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the configuration options as follows:
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### For HTTP
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```yaml
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gravatar:
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enabled: true
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# gravatar URLs: possible placeholders: %{hash} %{size} %{email} %{username}
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plain_url: "http://cdn.libravatar.org/avatar/%{hash}?s=%{size}&d=identicon"
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```
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### For HTTPS
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```yaml
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gravatar:
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enabled: true
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# gravatar URLs: possible placeholders: %{hash} %{size} %{email} %{username}
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ssl_url: "https://seccdn.libravatar.org/avatar/%{hash}?s=%{size}&d=identicon"
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```
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### Your own Libravatar server
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If you are [running your own Libravatar service](https://wiki.libravatar.org/running_your_own/),
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the URL will be different in the configuration, but you must provide the same
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placeholders so GitLab can parse the URL correctly.
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For example, you host a service on `http://libravatar.example.com` and the
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`plain_url` you need to supply in `gitlab.yml` is
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`http://libravatar.example.com/avatar/%{hash}?s=%{size}&d=identicon`
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### Omnibus GitLab example
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In `/etc/gitlab/gitlab.rb`:
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#### For HTTP
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```ruby
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gitlab_rails['gravatar_enabled'] = true
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gitlab_rails['gravatar_plain_url'] = "http://cdn.libravatar.org/avatar/%{hash}?s=%{size}&d=identicon"
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```
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#### For HTTPS
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```ruby
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gitlab_rails['gravatar_enabled'] = true
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gitlab_rails['gravatar_ssl_url'] = "https://seccdn.libravatar.org/avatar/%{hash}?s=%{size}&d=identicon"
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```
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Then run `sudo gitlab-ctl reconfigure` for the changes to take effect.
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## Default URL for missing images
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[Libravatar supports different sets](https://wiki.libravatar.org/api/) of
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missing images for user email addresses that are not found on the Libravatar
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service.
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In order to use a set other than `identicon`, replace the `&d=identicon`
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portion of the URL with another supported set.
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For example, you can use the `retro` set, in which case the URL would look like:
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`plain_url: "http://cdn.libravatar.org/avatar/%{hash}?s=%{size}&d=retro"`
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## Usage examples for Microsoft Office 365
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If your users are Office 365 users, the `GetPersonaPhoto` service can be used.
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Note that this service requires a login, so this use case is most useful in a
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corporate installation where all users have access to Office 365.
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```ruby
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gitlab_rails['gravatar_plain_url'] = 'http://outlook.office365.com/owa/service.svc/s/GetPersonaPhoto?email=%{email}&size=HR120x120'
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gitlab_rails['gravatar_ssl_url'] = 'https://outlook.office365.com/owa/service.svc/s/GetPersonaPhoto?email=%{email}&size=HR120x120'
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```
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