1--- 2stage: Create 3group: Source Code 4info: To determine the technical writer assigned to the Stage/Group associated with this page, see https://about.gitlab.com/handbook/engineering/ux/technical-writing/#assignments 5type: reference 6--- 7 8# Git LFS Rate Limits **(FREE SELF)** 9 10[Git LFS (Large File Storage)](../../../topics/git/lfs/index.md) is a Git extension 11for handling large files. If you use Git LFS in your repository, common Git operations 12can generate many Git LFS requests. You can enforce 13[general user and IP rate limits](user_and_ip_rate_limits.md), but you can also 14override the general setting to enforce additional limits on Git LFS requests. This 15override can improve the security and durability of your web application. Aside from 16precedence, this configuration provides the same features as the general user and IP 17rate limits. 18 19## Configure Git LFS rate limits 20 21Git LFS rate limits are disabled by default. If enabled and configured, these limits 22supersede the [general user and IP rate limits](user_and_ip_rate_limits.md): 23 241. On the top bar, select **Menu >** **{admin}** **Admin**. 251. On the left sidebar, select **Settings > Network**. 261. Expand **Git LFS Rate Limits**. 271. Select **Enable authenticated Git LFS request rate limit**. 281. Enter a value for **Max authenticated Git LFS requests per period per user**. 291. Enter a value for **Authenticated Git LFS rate limit period in seconds**. 301. Select **Save changes**. 31 32## Related topics 33 34- [Rate limiting](../../../security/rate_limits.md) 35- [User and IP rate limits](user_and_ip_rate_limits.md) 36