GitLab Inc. periodically collects information about your instance in order
to perform various actions.
All statistics are opt-out. To enable or disable them:
All usage statistics are [opt-out](#enable-or-disable-usage-statistics).
1. On the top bar, select **Menu >****{admin}****Admin**.
1. In the left sidebar, select **Settings > Metrics and profiling**, and expand **Usage statistics**.
1. Enable or disable **Version check** and **Service ping**.
1. Select **Save changes**.
## Service Ping **(FREE SELF)**
## Network configuration
Service Ping is a process that collects and sends a weekly payload to GitLab Inc.
For more information, see the [Service Ping guide](../../../development/service_ping/index.md).
Allow network traffic from your GitLab instance to IP address `104.196.17.203:443`, to send
usage statistics to GitLab Inc.
### Instance-level analytics availability
If your GitLab instance is behind a proxy, set the appropriate [proxy configuration variables](https://docs.gitlab.com/omnibus/settings/environment-variables.html).
When Service Ping is enabled, GitLab gathers data from other instances and
enables certain [instance-level analytics features](../analytics/index.md)
that are dependent on Service Ping.
## Version Check **(FREE SELF)**
## Version check **(FREE SELF)**
If enabled, version check informs you if a new version is available and the
importance of it through a status. This is shown on the help page (i.e. `/help`)
for all signed in users, and on the admin pages. The statuses are:
importance of it through a status. The status displays on the help pages (`/help`)
for all signed-in users, and on the Admin Area pages. The statuses are:
- Green: You are running the latest version of GitLab.
- Orange: An updated version of GitLab is available.
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patches must be backported, making sure active GitLab instances remain
secure.
If you disable version check, this information isn't collected. To enable or disable it:
1. On the top bar, select **Menu >****{admin}****Admin**.
1. In the left sidebar, select **Settings > Metrics and profiling**, and expand **Usage statistics**.
1. Enable or disable **Version check**.
1. Select **Save changes**.
If you [disable version check](#enable-or-disable-usage-statistics), this information isn't collected.
### Request flow example
The following example shows a basic request/response flow between the self-managed GitLab instance
and the GitLab Version Application:
The following example shows a basic request/response flow between a
self-managed GitLab instance and the GitLab Version Application:
```mermaid
sequenceDiagram
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Version Application->>GitLab instance: Response (PNG/SVG)
```
## Service Ping **(FREE SELF)**
## Configure your network
To send usage statistics to GitLab Inc., you must allow network traffic from your
GitLab instance to the IP address `104.196.17.203:443`.
If your GitLab instance is behind a proxy, set the appropriate
