Inquiry Regarding Storing Private Images for Markdown Blogs: Compliance with GitLab TOS

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Dear GitLab Teams,

I am reaching out to seek clarification regarding the terms of service (TOS) related to storing private images on GitLab and GitLab for the purpose of utilizing them in Markdown-based blogs for sharing technical content and code snippets.

The intention behind this inquiry is to ensure compliance with the platform’s guidelines and policies. As part of our blogging activities focused on sharing technical knowledge and code, we occasionally need to store private images on GitLab to enhance the content of our Markdown blogs.

Could you kindly provide guidance or clarity on whether storing private images and files for such purposes aligns with the terms of service of GitLab? We want to make sure that our usage of the platforms is in accordance with the established rules and regulations.

Your prompt response and assistance in this matter would be greatly appreciated. Thank you for your attention to this inquiry.

Warm regards,

fscarmen2

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Gitlab is a coding platform, not a CDN (content delivery network) and therefore treating it as such I would believe you to be in breach of the terms and conditions.

You should be hosting your website properly using your own resources that you pay for.

See this post as well when someone asked about storing video files: Is it allowed to store video files? - #5 by iwalker

Storing in the form of commited code so basically your website in code form, would be OK. Attempting to use Gitlab as a CDN for delivering your images is not.