reCAPTCHA

GitLab leverages Google's reCAPTCHA to protect against spam and abuse. GitLab displays the CAPTCHA form on the sign-up page to confirm that a real user, not a bot, is attempting to create an account.

Configuration

To use reCAPTCHA, first you must create a site and private key.

  1. Go to the URL: https://www.google.com/recaptcha/admin

  2. Fill out the form necessary to obtain reCAPTCHA keys.

  3. Login to your GitLab server, with administrator credentials.

  4. Go to Applications Settings on Admin Area (admin/application_settings)

  5. Fill all recaptcha fields with keys from previous steps

  6. Check the Enable reCAPTCHA checkbox

  7. Save the configuration.