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Reminder to all repository users: Please do not add , commit and push any data files to your remote git repositories. The disk space the Git server is limited, it wasn't dimensioned to host anything else than code. Solely your code files need versioning. The data inputs/outputs don't. A good idea is to do "git add" individually on each file you want to commit, to avoid versioning unwanted content.

Housekeeping

Introduced in GitLab 8.4.

Automatic housekeeping

GitLab automatically runs git gc and git repack on repositories after Git pushes. If needed you can change how often this happens, or to turn it off, go to Admin area > Settings (/admin/application_settings).

Manual housekeeping

The housekeeping function will run a repack or gc depending on the "Automatic Git repository housekeeping" settings configured in Admin area > Settings

For example in the following scenario a git repack -d will be executed:

  • Project: pushes since gc counter (pushes_since_gc) = 10
  • Git GC period = 200
  • Full repack period = 50

When the pushes_since_gc value is 50 a repack -A -d --pack-kept-objects will run, similarly when the pushes_since_gc value is 200 a git gc will be run.

  • git gc (man page) runs a number of housekeeping tasks, such as compressing filerevisions (to reduce disk space and increase performance) and removing unreachable objects which may have been created from prior invocations of git add.

  • git repack (man page) re-organize existing packs into a single, more efficient pack.

You can find this option under your [Project] > Edit Project.

Housekeeping settings