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| -rw-r--r-- | app/views/admin/application_settings/_form.html.haml | 6 | ||||
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/user/admin_area/settings/img/update-available.png | bin | 0 -> 89748 bytes | |||
| -rw-r--r-- | doc/user/admin_area/settings/usage_statistics.md | 26 |
3 files changed, 20 insertions, 12 deletions
diff --git a/app/views/admin/application_settings/_form.html.haml b/app/views/admin/application_settings/_form.html.haml index 68788134b8e..81d7db04a3c 100644 --- a/app/views/admin/application_settings/_form.html.haml +++ b/app/views/admin/application_settings/_form.html.haml @@ -657,9 +657,11 @@ .checkbox = f.label :version_check_enabled do = f.check_box :version_check_enabled - Version check enabled + Enable version check .help-block - Let GitLab inform you when an update is available. + GitLab will inform you if a new version is available. + = link_to 'Learn more', help_page_path("user/admin_area/settings/usage_statistics", anchor: "version-check") + about what information is shared with GitLab Inc. .form-group .col-sm-offset-2.col-sm-10 - can_be_configured = @application_setting.usage_ping_can_be_configured? diff --git a/doc/user/admin_area/settings/img/update-available.png b/doc/user/admin_area/settings/img/update-available.png Binary files differnew file mode 100644 index 00000000000..0dafdad618e --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/user/admin_area/settings/img/update-available.png diff --git a/doc/user/admin_area/settings/usage_statistics.md b/doc/user/admin_area/settings/usage_statistics.md index d874688cc29..381efdf5d67 100644 --- a/doc/user/admin_area/settings/usage_statistics.md +++ b/doc/user/admin_area/settings/usage_statistics.md @@ -8,20 +8,26 @@ under **Admin area > Settings > Usage statistics**. ## Version check -GitLab can inform you when an update is available and the importance of it. +If enabled, version check will inform you if a new version is available and the +importance of it through a status. This is shown on the help page (i.e. `/help`) +for all signed in users, and on the admin pages. The statuses are: -No information other than the GitLab version and the instance's hostname (through the HTTP referer) -are collected. +* Green: You are running the latest version of GitLab. +* Orange: An updated version of GitLab is available. +* Red: The version of GitLab you are running is vulnerable. You should install + the latest version with security fixes as soon as possible. -In the **Overview** tab you can see if your GitLab version is up to date. There -are three cases: 1) you are up to date (green), 2) there is an update available -(yellow) and 3) your version is vulnerable and a security fix is released (red). + -In any case, you will see a message informing you of the state and the -importance of the update. +GitLab Inc. collects your instance's version and hostname (through the HTTP +referer) as part of the version check. No other information is collected. -If enabled, the version status will also be shown in the help page (`/help`) -for all signed in users. +This information is used, among other things, to identify to which versions +patches will need to be back ported, making sure active GitLab instances remain +secure. + +If you disable version check, this information will not be collected. Enable or +disable the version check at **Admin area > Settings > Usage statistics**. ## Usage ping |
