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## Configuring Service Desk ## Configuring Service Desk
> **Note:** NOTE: **Note:**
Service Desk is enabled on GitLab.com. If you're a Service Desk is enabled on GitLab.com. If you're a [Silver subscriber](https://about.gitlab.com/pricing/#gitlab-com),
[Silver subscriber](https://about.gitlab.com/pricing/#gitlab-com), you can skip step 1 below; you only need to enable it per project.
you can skip the step 1 below; you only need to enable it per project.
If you have the correct access and a Premium license, you have the option to set up Service Desk.
1. [Set up incoming email](../../administration/incoming_email.md#set-it-up) for the GitLab instance. This must Follow these steps to do so:
support [email sub-addressing](../../administration/incoming_email.md#email-sub-addressing).
1. Navigate to your project's **Settings > General** and scroll down to the **Service Desk** 1. [Set up incoming email](../../administration/incoming_email.md#set-it-up) for the GitLab instance.
section. This must support [email sub-addressing](../../administration/incoming_email.md#email-sub-addressing).
1. If you have the correct access and a Premium license, 1. Navigate to your project's **Settings > General** and locate the **Service Desk** section.
you will see an option to set up Service Desk: 1. Enable the **Activate Service Desk** toggle. This reveals a unique email address to email issues
to the project. These issues will be [confidential](issues/confidential_issues.md), so they will
![Activate Service Desk option](img/service_desk_disabled.png) only be visible to project members. Note that in GitLab 11.7, we updated the generated email
address's format. The older format is still supported, however, allowing existing aliases or
1. Checking that box will enable Service Desk for the project, and show a contacts to continue working.
unique email address to email issues to the project. These issues will be
[confidential](issues/confidential_issues.md), so they will only be visible to project members. DANGER: **Danger:**
This email address can be used by anyone to create an issue on this project, whether or not they
**Warning**: this email address can be used by anyone to create an issue on have access to your GitLab instance. We recommend **putting this behind an alias** so it can be
this project, whether or not they have access to your GitLab instance. changed if needed, and **[enabling Akismet](../../integration/akismet.md)** on your GitLab
We recommend **putting this behind an alias** so that it can be changed if instance to add spam checking to this service. Unblocked email spam would result in many spam
needed, and **[enabling Akismet](../../integration/akismet.md)** on your GitLab instance to add spam
checking to this service. Unblocked email spam would result in many spam
issues being created, and may disrupt your GitLab service. issues being created, and may disrupt your GitLab service.
![Service Desk enabled](img/service_desk_enabled.png) If you have [templates](description_templates.md) in your repository, you can optionally select
one from the selector menu to append it to all Service Desk issues.
_In GitLab 11.7, we updated the format of the generated email address.
However the older format is still supported, allowing existing aliases
or contacts to continue working._
1. If you have [templates](description_templates.md) in your repository, then you can optionally ![Service Desk enabled](img/service_desk_enabled.png)
select one of these templates from the dropdown to append it to all Service Desk issues.
1. Service Desk is now enabled for this project! You should be able to access it from your project's navigation **Issue submenu**: Service Desk is now enabled for this project! You should be able to access it from your project
navigation's **Issues** menu.
![Service Desk Navigation Item](img/service_desk_nav_item.png) ![Service Desk Navigation Item](img/service_desk_nav_item.png)
## Using Service Desk ## Using Service Desk
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