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diff --git a/doc/workflow/lfs/manage_large_binaries_with_git_lfs.md b/doc/workflow/lfs/manage_large_binaries_with_git_lfs.md index 377eee69c11..0e29740b15f 100644 --- a/doc/workflow/lfs/manage_large_binaries_with_git_lfs.md +++ b/doc/workflow/lfs/manage_large_binaries_with_git_lfs.md @@ -243,4 +243,21 @@ GitLab checks files to detect LFS pointers on push. If LFS pointers are detected Verify that LFS in installed locally and consider a manual push with `git lfs push --all`. -If you are storing LFS files outside of GitLab you can disable LFS on the project by settting `lfs_enabled: false` with the [projects api](../../api/projects.md#edit-project). +If you are storing LFS files outside of GitLab you can disable LFS on the project by setting `lfs_enabled: false` with the [projects api](../../api/projects.md#edit-project). + +### Hosting LFS objects externally + +It is possible to host LFS objects externally by setting a custom LFS url with `git config -f .lfsconfig lfs.url https://example.com/<project>.git/info/lfs`. + +Because GitLab verifies the existence of objects referenced by LFS pointers, push will fail when LFS is enabled for the project. + +LFS can be disabled for a project by Owners and Masters using the [Project API](../../api/projects.md#edit-project). + +```bash +curl --request PUT \ + --url https://example.com/api/v4/projects/<PROJECT_ID> \ + --header 'Private-Token: <YOUR_PRIVATE_TOKEN>' \ + --data 'lfs_enabled=false' +``` + +Note, `<PROJECT_ID>` can also be substituted with a [namespaced path](../../api/README.md#namespaced-path-encoding). |