Diff limits administration (FREE SELF)

You can set a maximum size for display of diff files (patches).

For details about diff files, view changes between files. Read more about the built-in limits for merge requests and diffs.

Configure diff limits

WARNING: These settings are experimental. An increased maximum increases resource consumption of your instance. Keep this in mind when adjusting the maximum.

To speed the loading time of merge request views and branch comparison views on your instance, you can configure three instance-level maximum values for diffs:

• Maximum diff patch size: The total size, in bytes, of the entire diff.
• Maximum diff files: The total number of files changed in a diff.
• Maximum diff files: The total number of files changed in a diff. The default value is 1000.
• Maximum diff lines: The total number of lines changed in a diff. The default value is 50,000.

When a diff reaches 10% of any of these values, the files are shown in a collapsed view, with a link to expand the diff. Diffs that exceed any of the set values are presented as Too large are cannot be expanded in the UI.

To configure these values:

1. On the top bar, select Menu > {admin} Admin.
2. In the left sidebar, select Settings > General.
3. Expand Diff limits.
4. Enter a value for Maximum diff patch size, measured in bytes.
5. Select Save changes.