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Update your Admin Area settings (FREE SELF)

As an administrator of a GitLab self-managed instance, you can manage the behavior of your deployment.

Use Settings to control settings across the instance.

Access the Admin Area

To access the Admin Area:

1. Sign in to your GitLab instance as an administrator.
2. On the left sidebar, at the bottom, select Admin Area.