1. To disable the internal issue tracking system in a project, navigate to the General page, expand [Permissions](../settings/index.md#sharing-and-permissions), and slide the Issues switch invalid.
1. To disable the internal issue tracking system in a project, navigate to the General page, expand the [permissions](../settings/index.md#sharing-and-permissions) section and switch the **Issues** toggle to disabled.
| `description` | A name for the issue tracker (to differentiate between instances, for example) |
| **Description** | Name for the issue tracker (to differentiate between instances, for example). |
| `project_url` | The URL to the project in YouTrack which is being linked to this GitLab project |
| **Project url** | URL to the project in YouTrack which is being linked to this GitLab project. |
| `issues_url` | The URL to the issue in YouTrack project that is linked to this GitLab project. Note that the `issues_url` requires `:id` in the URL. This ID is used by GitLab as a placeholder to replace the issue number. |
| **Issues url** | URL to the issue in YouTrack project that is linked to this GitLab project. Note that the **Issues url** requires `:id` in the URL. This ID is used by GitLab as a placeholder to replace the issue number. |
1. Click the **Save changes** button.
Once you have configured and enabled YouTrack you'll see the YouTrack link on the GitLab project pages that takes you to the appropriate YouTrack project.
Once you have configured and enabled YouTrack, you'll see the YouTrack link on the GitLab project pages that takes you to the appropriate YouTrack project.
## Disable the internal issue tracker in a project
## Disable the internal issue tracker
Navigate to the General page, expand [Permissions](../settings/index.md#sharing-and-permissions), and switch the Issues toggle to disabled.
To disable the internal issue tracker in a project: