GitLab Admin Area [CORE ONLY]
The Admin Area provides a web UI for administering some features of GitLab self-managed instances.
To access the Admin Area, either:
- Click the Admin Area icon (the spanner or wrench icon).
- Visit
/adminon your self-managed instance.
NOTE: Note: Only admin users can access the Admin Area.
Admin Area sections
The Admin Area is made up of the following sections:
| Section | Description |
|---|---|
| Overview | View your GitLab Dashboard, and maintain projects, users, groups, jobs, runners, and Gitaly servers. |
| Monitoring | View GitLab system information, and information on background jobs, logs, health checks, request profiles, and audit logs. |
| Messages | Send and manage broadcast messages for your users. |
| System Hooks | Configure system hooks for many events. |
| Applications | Create system OAuth applications for integrations with other services. |
| Abuse Reports | Manage abuse reports submitted by your users. |
| Deploy Keys | Create instance-wide SSH deploy keys. |
| Service Templates | Create service templates for projects. |
| Labels | Create and maintain labels for your GitLab instance. |
| Appearance | Customize GitLab's appearance. |
| Settings | Modify the settings for your GitLab instance. |