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Closes #24969 and #25570

See merge request !9049

Add merge request count to each issue on issues list

Closes #19786 and #23208

See merge request !9252

Add housekeeping endpoint for Projects API

Closes #27032

See merge request !9421

Chat slash commands show labels correctly

Closes #28358

See merge request !9408

Document when current coverage configuration option was introduced

Closes #28524

See merge request !9443

Improves the environments list action buttons

Closes #24651

See merge request !9424

Update two_factor_authentication.md by correcting FreeOTP link.

See merge request !9368

Grapify the CI::Runners API

See merge request !9440

[ci skip]

UI: Allow a project variable to be set to an empty value

See merge request !9414

Grapfiy the CI::Triggers API

See merge request !9439

Add AsciiDoc snippet for CI/CD Badges

Closes #26087

See merge request !9164

docs(ci/docker_build): Add example of variable use

See merge request !9159

* Introduced in v8.17

[skip ci]

Standardize branch name params as `branch` on V4 API

Closes #22132

See merge request !8936

API: Make subscription API more RESTfuL

Closes #28327

See merge request !9325

Create compare object with default branch when target branch is missing

Closes #28051

See merge request !9263

Spam check and reCAPTCHA improvements

Closes #28093

See merge request !9248

fixes delimiter removes when todo marked as done

Closes #28462

See merge request !9435

Fix form response errors not shown for create label dropdown.

See merge request !9058

Add filtered search to MR page

Closes #27131

See merge request !9284

No more and/or

See merge request !9428

Copy data before compression to prevent 'file changed as we read it'

Closes #26881

See merge request !8728

#26703 change todos counter position & format ( for large counts )

Closes #26703

See merge request !9171

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Add `copy` backup strategy to combat file changed errors

The backup Rake task used to stream data directly from the live
data directory into the backup. Under many circumstances this worked
OK. However, really active instances would experience a 'file changed
as we read it' error - especially with data like the registry. This
now copies the data first, then compresses it. It will take a bit
more disk space while the backup is in progress, but it's a
necessary thing.

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#	Add env var