Pre-deployment opt-out toggle to disable event data sharing
Problem
The admin of an instance should be able to control whether events are sent to GitLab.
Desired Outcome
A toggle setting is available in the admin pages.
The Event Forwarder should only forward events if the setting is enabled.
Potential Solution
Documentation Update Needed
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How to verify
Release notes
In GitLab 18.0, we plan to enable event-level product usage data collection from GitLab Self-Managed and GitLab Dedicated instances. Unlike aggregated data, event-level data provides GitLab with deeper insights into usage, allowing us to improve user experience on the platform and increase feature adoption..
Starting in GitLab 17.11, you will have the ability to opt out of event data collection before it starts, effectively allowing you to choose participation in advance. For more information and details on how to opt-out please see our documentation.