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# Spamcheck anti-spam service **(PREMIUM SELF)**
# Spamcheck anti-spam service **(FREE SELF)**
> [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/omnibus-gitlab/-/issues/6259) in GitLab 14.8.
WARNING:
Spamcheck is available to all tiers, but only on instances using GitLab Enterprise Edition (EE). For [licensing reasons](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/omnibus-gitlab/-/issues/6259#note_726605397), it is not included in the GitLab Community Edition (CE) package. You can [migrate from CE to EE](../../../update/package/convert_to_ee.md).
[Spamcheck](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/spamcheck) is an anti-spam engine
developed by GitLab originally to combat rising amount of spam in GitLab.com,
and later made public to be used in self-managed GitLab instances.
Spamcheck [contains obfuscated, non-free code](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/omnibus-gitlab/-/issues/6259#note_726605397), which is only available in GitLab Enterprise Edition. You can [migrate from GitLab Community Edition](../../../update/package/convert_to_ee.md), and use the Free tier.
## Enable Spamcheck
Spamcheck is only available for package-based installations: