Commit daa1d39b authored by Reuben Pereira's avatar Reuben Pereira Committed by Achilleas Pipinellis

Document enable/disable self monitoring project

- Document how to enable/disable the self-monitoring project.
parent 31d5c098
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This project will be used for self monitoring your GitLab instance.
## Activating or deactivating the self monitoring project
## Activating the self monitoring project
1. Navigate to **Admin Area > Settings > Metrics and profiling** and expand the **Self monitoring** section.
1. Toggle on or off the **Create Project** button to create or remove the "GitLab self monitoring" project.
1. Click **Save changes** for the changes to take effect.
1. Navigate to **Admin Area > Settings > Metrics and profiling**, and expand the **Self monitoring** section.
1. Toggle the **Create Project** button on.
1. It can take a few seconds for the project to be created. After the project is
created, GitLab displays a message with a link to the project. The project
will also be linked in the help text above the **Create Project** button. You can also
find the project under **Projects > Your projects**.
If you activated the monitoring project, it should now be visible in **Projects > Your projects**.
## Deactivating the self monitoring project
CAUTION: **Warning:**
If you deactivate the self monitoring project, it will be permanently deleted.
1. Navigate to **Admin Area > Settings > Metrics and profiling**, and expand the **Self monitoring** section.
1. Toggle the **Create Project** button off.
1. In the confirmation dialog that opens, click **Delete project**.
It can take a few seconds for it to be deleted.
1. After the project is deleted, GitLab displays a message confirming your action.
## Connection to Prometheus
The project will be automatically configured to connect to the
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