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# Changing application settings cache expiry interval **(FREE SELF)**
Application settings are cached for 60 seconds by default which should work
for most installations. A higher value would mean a greater delay between
changing an application setting and noticing that change come into effect.
A value of `0` would result in the `application_settings` table being
loaded for every request causing extra load on Redis and/or PostgreSQL.
It is therefore recommended to keep the value above zero.
## Change the application settings cache expiry
To change the expiry value:
**For Omnibus installations**
1. Edit `/etc/gitlab/gitlab.rb`:
```ruby
gitlab_rails['application_settings_cache_seconds'] = 60
```
1. Save the file, and reconfigure and restart GitLab for the changes to take effect:
```shell
gitlab-ctl reconfigure
gitlab-ctl restart
```
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**For installations from source**
1. Edit `config/gitlab.yml`:
```yaml
gitlab:
application_settings_cache_seconds: 60
```
1. Save the file and [restart](restart_gitlab.md#installations-from-source)
GitLab for the changes to take effect.