# To enable rack-attack for your GitLab instance do the following: # 1. In config/application.rb find and uncomment the following line: # config.middleware.use Rack::Attack # 2. Rename this file to rack_attack.rb # 3. Review the paths_to_be_protected and add any other path you need protecting # 4. Restart GitLab instance # paths_to_be_protected = [ "#{Rails.application.config.relative_url_root}/users/password", "#{Rails.application.config.relative_url_root}/users/sign_in", "#{Rails.application.config.relative_url_root}/users" ] Rack::Attack.throttle('protected paths', limit: 6, period: 60.seconds) do |req| req.ip if paths_to_be_protected.include?(req.path) && req.post? end