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diff --git a/doc/administration/monitoring/performance/request_profiling.md b/doc/administration/monitoring/performance/request_profiling.md new file mode 100644 index 00000000000..c358dfbead2 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/administration/monitoring/performance/request_profiling.md @@ -0,0 +1,16 @@ +# Request Profiling + +## Procedure +1. Grab the profiling token from `Monitoring > Requests Profiles` admin page +(highlighted in a blue in the image below). +![Profile token](img/request_profiling_token.png) +1. Pass the header `X-Profile-Token: <token>` to the request you want to profile. You can use any of these tools + * [ModHeader](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/modheader/idgpnmonknjnojddfkpgkljpfnnfcklj) Chrome extension + * [Modify Headers](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/modify-headers/) Firefox extension + * `curl --header 'X-Profile-Token: <token>' https://gitlab.example.com/group/project` +1. Once request is finished (which will take a little longer than usual), you can +view the profiling output from `Monitoring > Requests Profiles` admin page. +![Profiling output](img/request_profile_result.png) + +## Cleaning up +Profiling output will be cleared out every day via a Sidekiq worker. |