Commit 27dd7a58 authored by Marcin Sedlak-Jakubowski's avatar Marcin Sedlak-Jakubowski

Merge branch 'docs-clarify-akismet-usage-selfmanaged' into 'master'

Clarify step on enabling Akismet

See merge request gitlab-org/gitlab!66996
parents ec57621f 93cb3fbe
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# Akismet **(FREE)**
GitLab leverages [Akismet](https://akismet.com/) to protect against spam.
GitLab uses Akismet to prevent the creation of spam issues on public projects. Issues
created through the web UI or the API can be submitted to Akismet for review.
GitLab uses [Akismet](https://akismet.com/) to prevent the creation of
spam issues on public projects. Issues created through the web UI or the API can be submitted to
Akismet for review.
Detected spam is rejected, and an entry is added in the **Spam Log** section of the
Admin page.
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In GitLab 8.11 and later, all issues are submitted to Akismet.
In earlier GitLab versions, this only applied to API and non-project members.
## Configuration
Akismet configuration is available to users on self-managed GitLab. Akismet is already enabled on
GitLab SaaS (GitLab.com), where it's configuration and management are handled by GitLab Inc.
## Configuration **(FREE SELF)**
To use Akismet:
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![Screenshot of Akismet settings](img/akismet_settings.png)
## Training
## Training **(FREE SELF)**
To better differentiate between spam and ham, you can train the Akismet
filter whenever there is a false positive or false negative.
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