> Introduced in [GitLab 13.1](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-workhorse/-/merge_requests/466) only for instance profiles.
> Introduced in [GitLab 13.1](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab-workhorse/-/merge_requests/466) for instance profiles only.
When configured to use an instance profile, GitLab Workhorse
will properly upload files to S3 buckets that have [SSE-S3 or SSE-KMS
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@@ -185,14 +185,29 @@ that properly computes and sends the `Content-MD5` header to the server,
which eliminates the need for comparing ETag headers. If the data is
corrupted in transit, the S3 server will reject the file.
##### Disabling the feature
The Workhorse S3 client is enabled by default when the
[`use_iam_profile` configuration option](#iam-permissions) is set to `true`.
The feature can be disabled using the `:use_workhorse_s3_client` feature flag. To disable the
feature, ask a GitLab administrator with
[Rails console access](feature_flags.md#how-to-enable-and-disable-features-behind-flags) to run the
following command:
```ruby
Feature.disable(:use_workhorse_s3_client)
```
#### IAM Permissions
To set up an instance profile, create an Amazon Identity Access and
Management (IAM) role with the necessary permissions. The following
example is a role for an S3 bucket named `test-bucket`:
To set up an instance profile:
1. Create an Amazon Identity Access and Management (IAM) role with the necessary permissions. The
following example is a role for an S3 bucket named `test-bucket`:
```json
{
```json
{
"Version":"2012-10-17",
"Statement":[
{
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@@ -207,22 +222,11 @@ example is a role for an S3 bucket named `test-bucket`:
"Resource":"arn:aws:s3:::test-bucket/*"
}
]
}
```
Associate this role with your GitLab instance, and then configure GitLab
to use it via the `use_iam_profile` configuration option. For example,
when configuring uploads to use object storage, see the `AWS IAM profiles`
section in [S3 compatible connection settings](uploads.md#s3-compatible-connection-settings).
#### Disabling the feature
The Workhorse S3 client is only enabled when the `use_iam_profile`
configuration flag is `true`.
To disable this feature, ask a GitLab administrator with [Rails console access](feature_flags.md#how-to-enable-and-disable-features-behind-flags) to run the
following command:
}
```
```ruby
Feature.disable(:use_workhorse_s3_client)
```
1.[Attach this role](https://aws.amazon.com/premiumsupport/knowledge-center/attach-replace-ec2-instance-profile/)
to the EC2 instance hosting your GitLab instance.
1. Configure GitLab to use it via the `use_iam_profile` configuration option. For example, when
configuring uploads to use object storage, see the `AWS IAM profiles` section in
@@ -70,7 +70,7 @@ For source installations the following settings are nested under `uploads:` and
| `proxy_download` | Set to true to enable proxying all files served. Option allows to reduce egress traffic as this allows clients to download directly from remote storage instead of proxying all data | `false` |
| `connection` | Various connection options described below | |
### S3compatible connection settings
### S3-compatible connection settings
The connection settings match those provided by [Fog](https://github.com/fog), and are as follows: