Problem to solve I recently upgraded to GitLab EE 18.3.1 from 18.2.1. The upgrade path tool recommended two jumps, so I did 18.2.5, then 18.3.1, and let all the background migrations finish at each step. Afterwards, some users and I noticed some performance issues while navigating the web interface…

Performance Issues and Missing Indexes After Upgrade to 18.3

brendanyaringita September 8, 2025, 7:32am 2

Hey @TimAtVolgistics This is being addressed in this MR, fixed in 18.4. Track other incosistencies on the feedback issue mentioned in the docs as well.

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Performance Issues and Missing Indexes After Upgrade to 18.3

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