Reduce the load on GitLab Gitaly with bundle URI

203 · · June 24, 2025, 2:39 p.m.
Summary
This blog post discusses the 'bundle URI' feature in GitLab's Gitaly server, which helps reduce load during repository cloning by allowing pre-downloads of bundles from cloud storage before initiating the clone process, significantly improving performance for large repositories. It outlines configuration steps for enabling this feature, including setting up cloud storage, feature flags, and usage instructions during CI/CD pipelines and terminal cloning.