Commit ecbefb77 authored by Amy Qualls's avatar Amy Qualls

Merge branch '327719-attachment-vs-push-size-limit' into 'master'

Clarify which size limit applies to adding new files via UI

See merge request gitlab-org/gitlab!62899
parents 0a294ba6 aee71e89
...@@ -33,6 +33,13 @@ You can change the maximum push size for your repository. ...@@ -33,6 +33,13 @@ You can change the maximum push size for your repository.
Navigate to **Admin Area > Settings > General**, then expand **Account and Limit**. Navigate to **Admin Area > Settings > General**, then expand **Account and Limit**.
From here, you can increase or decrease by changing the value in `Maximum push size (MB)`. From here, you can increase or decrease by changing the value in `Maximum push size (MB)`.
NOTE:
When you [add files to a repository](../../project/repository/web_editor.md#create-a-file)
through the web UI, the maximum **attachment** size is the limiting factor,
because the [web server](../../../development/architecture.md#components)
must receive the file before GitLab can generate the commit.
Use [Git LFS](../../../topics/git/lfs/index.md) to add large files to a repository.
## Max import size ## Max import size
You can change the maximum file size for imports in GitLab. You can change the maximum file size for imports in GitLab.
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