If the Rugged feature flag is explicitly set to either true or false, GitLab will use the value explicitly set.
#### Improving NFS performance with Puma
NOTE: **Note:** From GitLab 12.7, Rugged auto-detection is disabled if Puma thread count is greater than 1.
If you want to use Rugged with Puma, it is recommended to [set Puma thread count to 1](https://docs.gitlab.com/omnibus/settings/puma.html#puma-settings).
If you want to use Rugged with Puma thread count more than 1, Rugged can be enabled using the [feature flag](../../development/gitaly.md#legacy-rugged-code)
If the Rugged feature flag is explicitly set to either true or false, GitLab will use the value explicitly set.
### Known issues
On some customer systems, we have seen NFS clients slow precipitously due to