Use ClickHouse for analytics reports
Tier: Premium, Ultimate
Offering: GitLab.com, Self-managed
History
- ClickHouse data collector introduced in GitLab 16.3 with a flag named
clickhouse_data_collection
. Disabled by default. - Feature flag
clickhouse_data_collection
removed in GitLab 17.0 and replaced with an application setting.
The contribution analytics report and Value Streams Dashboard contributors count metric can use ClickHouse as a data source.
Prerequisites:
- You must have ClickHouse configured on your instance.
To enable ClickHouse:
- On the left sidebar, at the bottom, select Admin.
- Select Settings > General.
- In the Analytics section, select the Enable ClickHouse checkbox.