1. To disable the internal issue tracking system in a project, navigate to the General page, expand [Permissions](../settings/index.md#sharing-and-permissions), and slide the Issues switch invalid.
1. To disable the internal issue tracking system in a project, navigate to the General page, expand the [permissions](../settings/index.md#sharing-and-permissions) section and switch the **Issues** toggle to disabled.
You can configure YouTrack as an [External Issue Tracker](../../../integration/external-issue-tracker.md) in GitLab.
## Enable the YouTrack integration in a project
## Enable the YouTrack integration
Navigate to the [Integrations page](project_services.md#accessing-the-project-services), click
the **YouTrack** service, and enter the required details on the page as described
in the table below.
To enable YouTrack integration in a project:
| Field | Description |
| ----- | ----------- |
| `description` | A name for the issue tracker (to differentiate between instances, for example) |
| `project_url` | The URL to the project in YouTrack which is being linked to this GitLab project |
| `issues_url` | The URL to the issue in YouTrack project that is linked to this GitLab project. Note that the `issues_url` requires `:id` in the URL. This ID is used by GitLab as a placeholder to replace the issue number. |
1. Navigate to the project's **Settings > [Integrations](project_services.md#accessing-the-project-services)** page.
1. Click the **YouTrack** service, ensure it's active, and enter the required details on the page as described in the table below.
Once you have configured and enabled YouTrack you'll see the YouTrack link on the GitLab project pages that takes you to the appropriate YouTrack project.
| **Description** | Name for the issue tracker (to differentiate between instances, for example). |
| **Project url** | URL to the project in YouTrack which is being linked to this GitLab project. |
| **Issues url** | URL to the issue in YouTrack project that is linked to this GitLab project. Note that the **Issues url** requires `:id` in the URL. This ID is used by GitLab as a placeholder to replace the issue number. |
## Disable the internal issue tracker in a project
1. Click the **Save changes** button.
Navigate to the General page, expand [Permissions](../settings/index.md#sharing-and-permissions), and switch the Issues toggle to disabled.
Once you have configured and enabled YouTrack, you'll see the YouTrack link on the GitLab project pages that takes you to the appropriate YouTrack project.