@@ -98,6 +98,12 @@ To enable the Packages feature:
1.[Restart GitLab](../restart_gitlab.md#helm-chart-installations"How to reconfigure Helm GitLab") for the changes to take effect.
## Rate limits
When downloading packages as dependencies in downstream projects, many requests are made through the
Packages API. You may therefore reach enforced user and IP rate limits. To address this issue, you
can define specific rate limits for the Packages API. For more details, see [Package Registry Rate Limits](../../user/admin_area/settings/package_registry_rate_limits.md).
## Changing the storage path
By default, the packages are stored locally, but you can change the default
@@ -91,6 +91,7 @@ Access the default page for admin area settings by navigating to **Admin Area >
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| Performance optimization | [Write to "authorized_keys" file](../../../administration/operations/fast_ssh_key_lookup.md#setting-up-fast-lookup-via-gitlab-shell) and [Push event activities limit and bulk push events](push_event_activities_limit.md). Various settings that affect GitLab performance. |
| [User and IP rate limits](user_and_ip_rate_limits.md) | Configure limits for web and API requests. |
| [Package Registry Rate Limits](package_registry_rate_limits.md) | Configure specific limits for Packages API requests that supersede the user and IP rate limits. |
| [Outbound requests](../../../security/webhooks.md) | Allow requests to the local network from hooks and services. |
| [Protected Paths](protected_paths.md) | Configure paths to be protected by Rack Attack. |
| [Incident Management](../../../operations/incident_management/index.md) Limits | Configure limits on the number of inbound alerts able to be sent to a project. |
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# Package Registry Rate Limits **(FREE SELF)**
Rate limiting is a common technique used to improve the security and durability of a web
application. For more details, see [Rate limits](../../../security/rate_limits.md). General user and
IP rate limits can be enforced in **Admin Area > Settings > Network > User and IP rate limits**.
For more details, see [User and IP rate limits](user_and_ip_rate_limits.md).
With the [GitLab Package Registry](../../packages/package_registry/index.md),
you can use GitLab as a private or public registry for a variety of common package managers. You can
publish and share packages, which others can consume as a dependency in downstream projects through
the [Packages API](../../../api/packages.md).
When downloading such dependencies in downstream projects, many requests are made through the
Packages API. You may therefore reach enforced user and IP rate limits. To address this issue, you
can define specific rate limits for the Packages API in