dosubot[bot] commented on issue #8717: URL: https://github.com/apache/incubator-devlake/issues/8717#issuecomment-3906249743
<!-- Greeting --> Hi @ahmedabbas11! I'm [Dosu](https://go.dosu.dev/dosubot) and Iām helping the incubator-devlake team. <!-- Answer --> The `GITLAB_SERVER_COLLECT_ALL_USERS` environment variable was [introduced in PR #8528](https://github.com/apache/incubator-devlake/pull/8528), which was merged on **August 7, 2025** ā nearly a year after v1.0.1 was released (September 23, 2024). This is why setting the variable has no effect in your version; the code to read and use it simply doesn't exist yet. **In v1.0.1**, the behavior is hardcoded: - Public GitLab instances (gitlab.com, jihulab.com): Collects only project members - Self-hosted/private instances: Always collects all users via `/users` endpoint **To fix this**, you'll need to upgrade to a version released after August 2025. Once upgraded, you can set: ``` GITLAB_SERVER_COLLECT_ALL_USERS=false ``` This will restrict collection to project members only on self-hosted instances. This feature was specifically added to address [data duplication issues](https://github.com/apache/incubator-devlake/issues/8523#issuecomment-3162777917) where user records were being duplicated thousands of times on self-hosted GitLab instances with many repositories. <!-- Dosu Comment Footer --> *To reply, just mention [@dosu](https://go.dosu.dev/dosubot).* --- <sup>How did I do? [Good](https://app.dosu.dev/response-feedback/2ac31a21-a639-487a-96f3-0af286f74099?feedback_type=great_response) | [Irrelevant](https://app.dosu.dev/response-feedback/2ac31a21-a639-487a-96f3-0af286f74099?feedback_type=irrelevant_answer) | [Incorrect](https://app.dosu.dev/response-feedback/2ac31a21-a639-487a-96f3-0af286f74099?feedback_type=incorrect_sources) | [Verbose](https://app.dosu.dev/response-feedback/2ac31a21-a639-487a-96f3-0af286f74099?feedback_type=too_verbose) | [Hallucination](https://app.dosu.dev/response-feedback/2ac31a21-a639-487a-96f3-0af286f74099?feedback_type=hallucination) | [Report š](https://app.dosu.dev/response-feedback/2ac31a21-a639-487a-96f3-0af286f74099?feedback_type=bug_report) | [Other](https://app.dosu.dev/response-feedback/2ac31a21-a639-487a-96f3-0af286f74099?feedback_type=other)</sup> [](https://app.dosu.dev/b4e8e847-d479-4541-83a8-d88d83fea5c9/ask?utm_source=github) [](https://cursor.com/link/prompt?text=The%20%60GITLAB_SERVER_COLLECT_ALL_USERS%60%20environment%20variable%20was%20%5Bintroduced%20in%20PR%20%238528%5D%28https%3A//github.com/apache/incubator-devlake/pull/8528%29%2C%20which%20was%20merged%20on%20%2A%2AAugust%207%2C%202025%2A%2A%20%E2%80%94%20nearly%20a%20year%20after%20v1.0.1%20was%20released%20%28September%2023%2C%202024%29.%20This%20is%20why%20setting%20the%20variable%20has%20no%20effect%20in%20your%20version%3B%20the%20code%20to%20read%20and%20use%20it%20simply%20doesn%27t%20exist%20yet.%0A%0A%2A%2AIn%20v1.0.1%2A%2A%2C%20the%20behavior%20is%20hardcoded%3A%0A-%20Public%20GitLab%20instances%20%28gitlab.com%2C%20jihulab.com%29%3A%20Collects%20only%20project%20members%0A-%20Self-hosted/private%20instances%3A%20Always%20collects%20all%20 users%20via%20%60/users%60%20endpoint%0A%0A%2A%2ATo%20fix%20this%2A%2A%2C%20you%27ll%20need%20to%20upgrade%20to%20a%20version%20released%20after%20August%202025.%20Once%20upgraded%2C%20you%20can%20set%3A%0A%60%60%60%0AGITLAB_SERVER_COLLECT_ALL_USERS%3Dfalse%0A%60%60%60%0A%0AThis%20will%20restrict%20collection%20to%20project%20members%20only%20on%20self-hosted%20instances.%0A%0AThis%20feature%20was%20specifically%20added%20to%20address%20%5Bdata%20duplication%20issues%5D%28https%3A//github.com/apache/incubator-devlake/issues/8523%23issuecomment-3162777917%29%20where%20user%20records%20were%20being%20duplicated%20thousands%20of%20times%20on%20self-hosted%20GitLab%20instances%20with%20many%20repositories.) [](https://go.dosu.dev/discord-bot) [](https://twitter.com/intent/tweet?text=%40dosu_ai%20helped%20me%20solve%20this%20issue !&url=https%3A//github.com/apache/incubator-devlake/issues/8717) -- This is an automated message from the Apache Git Service. To respond to the message, please log on to GitHub and use the URL above to go to the specific comment. To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For queries about this service, please contact Infrastructure at: [email protected]
