# Observability

**URL:** https://forum.gitlab.com/c/observability/45.md

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## [GitLab acquires Opstrace - FAQ](https://forum.gitlab.com/t/gitlab-acquires-opstrace-faq/62844)

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**Author:** [@dnsmichi](https://forum.gitlab.com/u/dnsmichi)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [December 13, 2021, 5:32pm UTC](https://forum.gitlab.com/t/gitlab-acquires-opstrace-faq/62844 "2021-12-13T17:32:57Z")

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https://venturebeat.com/2021/12/14/gitlab-acquires-open-source-observability-distribution-opstrace/ GitLab acquires Opstrace to expand its DevOps platform with Open Source Observability solution. FAQ What is the anno…

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## [About the Observability category](https://forum.gitlab.com/t/about-the-observability-category/61878)

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**Author:** [@dnsmichi](https://forum.gitlab.com/u/dnsmichi)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 24, 2021, 6:47pm UTC](https://forum.gitlab.com/t/about-the-observability-category/61878 "2021-11-24T18:47:16Z")

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Discuss observability & monitoring questions, ideas and trends

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## [Grafana dashboard for Gitlab CE](https://forum.gitlab.com/t/grafana-dashboard-for-gitlab-ce/125913)

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**Author:** [@petervdb](https://forum.gitlab.com/u/petervdb)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [November 4, 2026, 12:33pm UTC](https://forum.gitlab.com/t/grafana-dashboard-for-gitlab-ce/125913 "2026-11-04T12:33:07Z")

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Hi all, Grafana dashboards like Gitlab-Monitor | Grafana Labs seem to be outdated and are not working anymore with recent versions of gitlab. Anyone knows of an alternative? I have prometheus running and it collects m…

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## [Modify bundled scrape\_config (add external node to 'node' job)](https://forum.gitlab.com/t/modify-bundled-scrape-config-add-external-node-to-node-job/39895)

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**Author:** [@zeitounator](https://forum.gitlab.com/u/zeitounator)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [June 25, 2026, 8:49am UTC](https://forum.gitlab.com/t/modify-bundled-scrape-config-add-external-node-to-node-job/39895 "2026-06-25T08:49:01Z")

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Our current gitlab installation is split on two servers: one with all services (including prometheus) except the db one other with the postgres db. The postgres server is currently holding a classic postgres db instal…

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## [Potential SSL bug since Omnibus 18.11.0-ee.0](https://forum.gitlab.com/t/potential-ssl-bug-since-omnibus-18-11-0-ee-0/133653)

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**Author:** [@theoricher](https://forum.gitlab.com/u/theoricher)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 30, 2026, 12:52pm UTC](https://forum.gitlab.com/t/potential-ssl-bug-since-omnibus-18-11-0-ee-0/133653 "2026-04-30T12:52:26Z")

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Hello, Since gitlab/gitlab-ee:18.11.0-ee.0 we have an SSL error with OpenIDConnect. After Omnibus starts, when you click on Keycloak, the page loads for 30 seconds and the following message appears: Could not authenti…

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## [Metrics Missing-GitLab](https://forum.gitlab.com/t/metrics-missing-gitlab/132776)

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**Author:** [@nixon](https://forum.gitlab.com/u/nixon)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 14, 2026, 8:25am UTC](https://forum.gitlab.com/t/metrics-missing-gitlab/132776 "2026-02-14T08:25:16Z")

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Hi, I wanted to create a dashboard for the metrics “gitlab\_deployments\_total“ in grafana ,However the metrics is missing in the GitLab metrics .Could you please someone help on thisl url/-/metrics page also missing it,…

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## [Speeding up gitlab-rake startup gitlab:doctor:secrets](https://forum.gitlab.com/t/speeding-up-gitlab-rake-startup-gitlabsecrets/132437)

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**Author:** [@bobro99](https://forum.gitlab.com/u/bobro99)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [January 23, 2026, 7:10am UTC](https://forum.gitlab.com/t/speeding-up-gitlab-rake-startup-gitlabsecrets/132437 "2026-01-23T07:10:31Z")

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Problem to solve Good day! I’d like to suggest considering a possible improvement to the encrypted data decryption check in the p\_ci\_builds table. I have Gitlab in production. Every time I update, I run the decryption c…

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## [Potential Bug in GitLab Community Edition - “Copy to Clipboard” Button in Wiki Repositories](https://forum.gitlab.com/t/potential-bug-in-gitlab-community-edition-copy-to-clipboard-button-in-wiki-repositories/128690)

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**Author:** [@aishwaryshekar07](https://forum.gitlab.com/u/aishwaryshekar07)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 22, 2025, 10:50am UTC](https://forum.gitlab.com/t/potential-bug-in-gitlab-community-edition-copy-to-clipboard-button-in-wiki-repositories/128690 "2025-07-22T10:50:48Z")

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:hugs: Please help fill in this template with all the details to help others help you more efficiently. Use formatting blocks for code, config, logs and ensure to remove sensitive data. Problem to solve Describe your qu…

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## [Gitlab Geo Metric](https://forum.gitlab.com/t/gitlab-geo-metric/123718)

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**Author:** [@silveraignacio](https://forum.gitlab.com/u/silveraignacio)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [April 1, 2025, 10:50am UTC](https://forum.gitlab.com/t/gitlab-geo-metric/123718 "2025-04-01T10:50:31Z")

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Problem to solve \*I have enabled gitlab prometheus metrics as described here GitLab Prometheus metrics | GitLab Docs and I’m really interested in gitlab geo metrics. Actually I’m using two queries to detect the status of…

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## [Periodic scanning log files](https://forum.gitlab.com/t/periodic-scanning-log-files/122143)

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**Author:** [@petervdb1](https://forum.gitlab.com/u/petervdb1)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 3, 2025, 8:34pm UTC](https://forum.gitlab.com/t/periodic-scanning-log-files/122143 "2025-03-03T20:34:11Z")

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Hi all, Where can I find details on how to analyze my GitLab server to determine what kind of cyber attacks been done on my server? API requests, analyzing log files, … perform some periodic scanning? Are there alrea…

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## [Some metrics about gitlab ci jobs are not available in the /metrics endpoint](https://forum.gitlab.com/t/some-metrics-about-gitlab-ci-jobs-are-not-available-in-the-metrics-endpoint/121304)

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**Author:** [@Palleas](https://forum.gitlab.com/u/Palleas)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 14, 2025, 7:03pm UTC](https://forum.gitlab.com/t/some-metrics-about-gitlab-ci-jobs-are-not-available-in-the-metrics-endpoint/121304 "2025-02-14T19:03:12Z")

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Good morning! Problem to solve I’m trying to get metrics about CI jobs and runners in my prometheus instance, but some metrics described in the docs are simply not available, for example even with a running pipeline and…

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## [HTTP 500/502 errors from pipelines/jobs API](https://forum.gitlab.com/t/http-500-502-errors-from-pipelines-jobs-api/121287)

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**Author:** [@ENGMARKVictor](https://forum.gitlab.com/u/ENGMARKVictor)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [February 14, 2025, 10:54am UTC](https://forum.gitlab.com/t/http-500-502-errors-from-pipelines-jobs-api/121287 "2025-02-14T10:54:11Z")

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Problem to solve I’m using gitlab-ci-pipelines-exporter to get metrics from GitLab, but I’m getting very few successful responses. Most responses are either 500 Internal Server Error or 502 Bad Gateway. I would instead e…

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## [Gitlab Prometheus metrics not available](https://forum.gitlab.com/t/gitlab-prometheus-metrics-not-available/119942)

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**Author:** [@nicholusmuwonge](https://forum.gitlab.com/u/nicholusmuwonge)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [January 17, 2025, 1:41am UTC](https://forum.gitlab.com/t/gitlab-prometheus-metrics-not-available/119942 "2025-01-17T01:41:34Z")

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:hugs: Please help fill in this template with all the details to help others help you more efficiently. Use formatting blocks for code, config, logs and ensure to remove sensitive data. Problem to solve Describe your qu…

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## [Prometheus out of bounds error after reboot](https://forum.gitlab.com/t/prometheus-out-of-bounds-error-after-reboot/75229)

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**Author:** [@fzanart](https://forum.gitlab.com/u/fzanart)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 13, 2025, 10:39pm UTC](https://forum.gitlab.com/t/prometheus-out-of-bounds-error-after-reboot/75229 "2025-01-13T22:39:24Z")

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I’ve installed Gitlab 15.3.3 into a Ubuntu VM, everything was doing fine after I rebooted. Now, I’m having “out of bounds error” in Prometheus endpoint http://localhost:9187/metrics and metrics in grafana are not displa…

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## [Monitor shared runner usage per project](https://forum.gitlab.com/t/monitor-shared-runner-usage-per-project/118736)

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**Author:** [@roadSurfer](https://forum.gitlab.com/u/roadSurfer)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [January 7, 2025, 10:57am UTC](https://forum.gitlab.com/t/monitor-shared-runner-usage-per-project/118736 "2025-01-07T10:57:40Z")

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As per title, is this possible at all? I was hoping to be able to determine which projects were using the most shared runner resources to help the teams optimised, and to determine when we may need to expand the cluster…

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## [When does a runner get displayed as offline?](https://forum.gitlab.com/t/when-does-a-runner-get-displayed-as-offline/117346)

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**Author:** [@zovitsa](https://forum.gitlab.com/u/zovitsa)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 4, 2024, 11:02am UTC](https://forum.gitlab.com/t/when-does-a-runner-get-displayed-as-offline/117346 "2024-12-04T11:02:04Z")

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Problem to solve After setting up my first runner in a container, I set out to transform it into a managed service, which involved stopping the runner process. After it was stopped as a standalone process but before it w…

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## [I am running Gitlab in Kubernetes, please what pods or pvc can I find all the logs? I am trying to start pushing the logs to Elastic](https://forum.gitlab.com/t/i-am-running-gitlab-in-kubernetes-please-what-pods-or-pvc-can-i-find-all-the-logs-i-am-trying-to-start-pushing-the-logs-to-elastic/117694)

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**Author:** [@sebosele](https://forum.gitlab.com/u/sebosele)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [November 30, 2024, 11:03am UTC](https://forum.gitlab.com/t/i-am-running-gitlab-in-kubernetes-please-what-pods-or-pvc-can-i-find-all-the-logs-i-am-trying-to-start-pushing-the-logs-to-elastic/117694 "2024-11-30T11:03:36Z")

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:hugs: Please review whether this category fits your question about GitLab topics. If not, please change the category dropdown to switch the guided template automatically. For support questions about GitLab product usag…

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## [GitLab audit streaming to MinIO](https://forum.gitlab.com/t/gitlab-audit-streaming-to-minio/117724)

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**Author:** [@SIR25](https://forum.gitlab.com/u/SIR25)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [December 2, 2024, 12:45pm UTC](https://forum.gitlab.com/t/gitlab-audit-streaming-to-minio/117724 "2024-12-02T12:45:10Z")

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Problem to solve Hi everyone I’m just wondering if GitLab audit events can be streamed to a MinIO bucket instead of S3. I’ve been through the docs but can only find guides for S3, so just wondering if MinIO is supported…

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## [\[SOLVED\] kubernetes executor runner job metrics: scrape pod labels/annotations with prometheus](https://forum.gitlab.com/t/solved-kubernetes-executor-runner-job-metrics-scrape-pod-labels-annotations-with-prometheus/114763)

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**Author:** [@lutz108](https://forum.gitlab.com/u/lutz108)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 10, 2024, 9:34am UTC](https://forum.gitlab.com/t/solved-kubernetes-executor-runner-job-metrics-scrape-pod-labels-annotations-with-prometheus/114763 "2024-10-10T09:34:38Z")

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Hey there :slight\_smile: I reworked our runner structure and need some metrics to optimize resource assignment. My goal, is to have a dashboard, where I can allocate/group different statistics and, for example, get the …

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## [Can't reach my private Matrix server with the official Matrix integration or via CI/CD](https://forum.gitlab.com/t/cant-reach-my-private-matrix-server-with-the-official-matrix-integration-or-via-ci-cd/110550)

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**Author:** [@kalidali](https://forum.gitlab.com/u/kalidali)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [September 1, 2024, 10:37am UTC](https://forum.gitlab.com/t/cant-reach-my-private-matrix-server-with-the-official-matrix-integration-or-via-ci-cd/110550 "2024-09-01T10:37:00Z")

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Problem to solve I want to connect to my private, self-hosted Matrix server from gitlab.com. But neither the project integration nor the CI/CD pipeline can connect to my private Matrix server. It says that it is not reac…

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## [Is it possible to see error logs on gitlab.com?](https://forum.gitlab.com/t/is-it-possible-to-see-error-logs-on-gitlab-com/110310)

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**Author:** [@ron.craswell](https://forum.gitlab.com/u/ron.craswell)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 27, 2024, 6:06pm UTC](https://forum.gitlab.com/t/is-it-possible-to-see-error-logs-on-gitlab-com/110310 "2024-08-27T18:06:40Z")

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Problem to solve I’d like to see any available error logs generated by gitlab.com. My specific need is around understanding errors generated when setting up project mirroring. I’ve set up a pull mirror using https:// wit…

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## [Email notifications on new issues not working](https://forum.gitlab.com/t/email-notifications-on-new-issues-not-working/107911)

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**Author:** [@devopsJr](https://forum.gitlab.com/u/devopsJr)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 19, 2024, 10:14am UTC](https://forum.gitlab.com/t/email-notifications-on-new-issues-not-working/107911 "2024-07-19T10:14:28Z")

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Hi everyone! I’m having an issue with GitLab issues. I integrated AlertManager with Gitlab to create new issues on Prometheus alerts and that works well. I subscribed to the GitLab project where the issues are being cr…

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## [Updates on Opstrace Integration into GitLab - FAQ](https://forum.gitlab.com/t/updates-on-opstrace-integration-into-gitlab-faq/67257)

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**Author:** [@dnsmichi](https://forum.gitlab.com/u/dnsmichi)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [September 2, 2022, 10:31am UTC](https://forum.gitlab.com/t/updates-on-opstrace-integration-into-gitlab-faq/67257 "2022-09-02T10:31:03Z")

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Blog Post https://opstrace.com/blog/gitlabobsvervabilityui FAQ I have thoughts and feedback. Where can I add them? Opstrace and GitLab Observability UI will have feedback issues in their projects. For more general thoug…

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## [Do not see metrics under /-/metrics](https://forum.gitlab.com/t/do-not-see-metrics-under-metrics/106457)

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**Author:** [@EdZemsko](https://forum.gitlab.com/u/EdZemsko)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [June 20, 2024, 6:10pm UTC](https://forum.gitlab.com/t/do-not-see-metrics-under-metrics/106457 "2024-06-20T18:10:11Z")

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Problem to solve Hi all, hope on your help. Please help to enable gitlab\_ci\_\* metrics Describe your question in as much detail as possible: What are you seeing, and how does that differ from what you expect to see? I…

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## [Enable Gitlab Metrics through Gitlab Helm Chart](https://forum.gitlab.com/t/enable-gitlab-metrics-through-gitlab-helm-chart/92280)

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**Author:** [@diego\_ballen](https://forum.gitlab.com/u/diego_ballen)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [May 21, 2024, 4:11pm UTC](https://forum.gitlab.com/t/enable-gitlab-metrics-through-gitlab-helm-chart/92280 "2024-05-21T16:11:49Z")

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Hello everyone, currently we have installed a Gitlab instance through this HELM chart: gitlab 7.3.2 · gitlab/gitlab (Version 6.10.6). We used this values.yaml file to install the chart. USER-SUPPLIED VALUES: USER-S…

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## [How to Track Time Spent on Artifact and Cache Management in GitLab CI Jobs?](https://forum.gitlab.com/t/how-to-track-time-spent-on-artifact-and-cache-management-in-gitlab-ci-jobs/104876)

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**Author:** [@hector.orlando.marqu](https://forum.gitlab.com/u/hector.orlando.marqu)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [May 20, 2024, 6:10pm UTC](https://forum.gitlab.com/t/how-to-track-time-spent-on-artifact-and-cache-management-in-gitlab-ci-jobs/104876 "2024-05-20T18:10:08Z")

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Problem to solve During the execution time of a job, there is a loading time for the runner configuration; likewise, at the end, artifacts and cache are usually archived and uploaded to some hosting for later use. In ord…

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## [GitLab Licence](https://forum.gitlab.com/t/gitlab-licence/104193)

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**Author:** [@tamalb](https://forum.gitlab.com/u/tamalb)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [May 8, 2024, 2:14pm UTC](https://forum.gitlab.com/t/gitlab-licence/104193 "2024-05-08T14:14:24Z")

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For any enterprise application code should we always go with gitlab licence? Or private repo is enough for that pupose ( not making the code public). Also, could you let me know how many users, members and groups are al…

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## [Need a data warehouse for a self-hosted GitLab](https://forum.gitlab.com/t/need-a-data-warehouse-for-a-self-hosted-gitlab/93378)

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**Author:** [@yzgoa](https://forum.gitlab.com/u/yzgoa)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [October 9, 2023, 2:47pm UTC](https://forum.gitlab.com/t/need-a-data-warehouse-for-a-self-hosted-gitlab/93378 "2023-10-09T14:47:43Z")

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We have a self-hosted GitLab instance, and recently got questions from the management about which people are using GitLab, and how much they are using it. As a first thought, we want to call the APIs to retrieve the JSO…

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## [Alerts not parsing correctly](https://forum.gitlab.com/t/alerts-not-parsing-correctly/103146)

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**Author:** [@kagronick](https://forum.gitlab.com/u/kagronick)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [April 18, 2024, 6:19pm UTC](https://forum.gitlab.com/t/alerts-not-parsing-correctly/103146 "2024-04-18T18:19:02Z")

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Problem to solve I am trying to use the alerts feature. I give it my payload and map the fields. Nothing parses correctly. Every alert has Critical severity with the title “New: Alert”. I am seeing the whole alert in a f…

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## [How to configure Gitlab ELK?](https://forum.gitlab.com/t/how-to-configure-gitlab-elk/100608)

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**Author:** [@pilgrimage80](https://forum.gitlab.com/u/pilgrimage80)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [February 29, 2024, 10:30pm UTC](https://forum.gitlab.com/t/how-to-configure-gitlab-elk/100608 "2024-02-29T22:30:28Z")

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Gitlab ce self hosted production is available. I want to send the logs under gitlab filebeat and gitlab-rails to elasticsearch and monitor the efficiency of the teams with kibana. I need a tutorial or help to do this. A …

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