A lot of good questions here. I’ll answer one at a time. Let me know if I missed any.
There are no limitations specific to GitLab pages, which might explain why information on this seems scarce. The only limitations that might apply are with regard to repository size and runner minutes, which are a… Answer from gitlab-greg on forum.gitlab.com
GitLab
forum.gitlab.com › how to use gitlab
What are the restrictions for GitLab Pages sites? - How to Use GitLab - GitLab Forum
April 3, 2018 - The information seems to be missing as far as I can see, I was wondering a few points about the repository/site limits when hosting a static site with GitLab Pages: Is the size limit for published sites the same as the limit on repositories(10GB)? Will a site published from a private repository ...
GitLab
docs.gitlab.com › gitlab docs › use gitlab › manage your organization › gitlab.com settings
GitLab.com settings | GitLab Docs
The maximum size of your Pages site depends on the maximum artifact size, which is part of the GitLab CI/CD settings. Rate limits also exist for GitLab Pages.
GitLab Pages deployment limit reached (1000 per namespace), need limit increase or cleanup strategy
If you use environments it will auto clean them, that's what I do https://docs.gitlab.com/user/project/pages/#expiring-deployments More on reddit.com
On Premise Gitlab Pages: How to increase/debug public folder allowed size // ERROR: Uploading artifacts to coordinator... too large archive - Stack Overflow
Still the same problem. After some investigation there seem to be two relevant limits: Gitlab Pages System Configuration: Max Pages Size (was set to 0 for unlimited) More on stackoverflow.com
Gitlab.com Pages + CI + "too large archive"
Hi, I’m trying to host a static site of around 6 GB on Gitlab.com. The site limit is said to be 10 GB with artifacts max size of 1 GB. How do I proceed to use the 6 GB? I keep getting the error “too large archive” after I get over 1 GB in the CI/CD, despite segmenting my data in separate ... More on forum.gitlab.com
Hosting large (>1GB) site with Gitlab.com Pages
I’ve got a large website that I’m interested in hosting on gitlab.com using GitLab Pages. It’s about 2.2 GB. Can I do this? While I’m curently at the Free level, I’m open to potentially paying for a higher level. The first limit I see is that apparently a given project can only be 10GB. More on forum.gitlab.com
GitLab
docs.gitlab.com › gitlab docs › administer › update your settings › gitlab pages
GitLab Pages administration | GitLab Docs
Expand Pages. Enter a value for Default expiration for parallel deployments in seconds. Use 0 if parallel deployments should not expire by default. Select Save changes. The total number of file entries (including directories and symlinks) is limited to 200,000 for each GitLab Pages website.
Reddit
reddit.com › r/gitlab › gitlab pages deployment limit reached (1000 per namespace), need limit increase or cleanup strategy
r/gitlab on Reddit: GitLab Pages deployment limit reached (1000 per namespace), need limit increase or cleanup strategy
May 6, 2026 -
We are hitting the GitLab Pages limitation for versioned deployments: Namespace reached its allowed limit of 1000 extra deployments on our self-managed gitlab premium instance
What is the best solution for this, because we need these parallel deployment, it would be nice if we can increase the limit, otherwise how could i delete the old deployment via API, i could not find it in the docs
Stack Overflow
stackoverflow.com › questions › 52362913 › on-premise-gitlab-pages-how-to-increase-debug-public-folder-allowed-size-err
On Premise Gitlab Pages: How to increase/debug public folder allowed size // ERROR: Uploading artifacts to coordinator... too large archive - Stack Overflow
In the project under settings -> pages, you can set the "Maximum size of pages" in MB. Administrators can also set the global limit under Admin -> Settings -> Preferences -> Pages.
GitLab
gitlab.com › gitlab.org › #405048
Allow SaaS Customers to Increase Gitlab Pages Size Limits for a Specific Project (#405048) · Issues · GitLab.org / GitLab · GitLab
This content sets the overall vision ...tlab/-/releases). " --> Currently, GitLab Pages have limitations for site size (1 GB) and the number of files (200,000)....
GitLab
gitlab.com › gitlab.org › #21720
Add Information to the Docs Regarding GitLab Pages Restrictions and Limitations (#21720) · Issues · GitLab.org / GitLab · GitLab
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GitLab
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Gitlab.com Pages + CI + "too large archive" - GitLab CI/CD - GitLab Forum
July 20, 2021 - Hi, I’m trying to host a static site of around 6 GB on Gitlab.com. The site limit is said to be 10 GB with artifacts max size of 1 GB. How do I proceed to use the 6 GB? I keep getting the error “too large archive” after I get over 1 GB ...
GitLab
docs.gitlab.com › gitlab docs › administer › configure gitlab › instance limits
GitLab application limits | GitLab Docs
To update the limit in your GitLab Self-Managed instance, use the GitLab Rails console. For example, to change the limit to 100: Plan.default.actual_limits.update!(pages_file_entries: 100)
GitLab
forum.gitlab.com › how to use gitlab
Hosting large (>1GB) site with Gitlab.com Pages - How to Use GitLab - GitLab Forum
January 3, 2020 - I’ve got a large website that I’m interested in hosting on gitlab.com using GitLab Pages. It’s about 2.2 GB. Can I do this? While I’m curently at the Free level, I’m open to potentially paying for a higher level.
GitLab
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Sign in · GitLab
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GitLab
docs.gitlab.com › gitlab docs › administer › secure gitlab › rate limits
Rate limits | GitLab Docs
You can set most rate limits in the Admin area. Some are available only through the API or the Rails console, and you set the GitLab Pages rate limits in a configuration file.
GitLab
gitlab.com › gitlab.org › #2823
Artifact and pages size limits are not consistent (#2823) · Issues · GitLab.org / GitLab · GitLab
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GitLab
gitlab.com › gitlab.org › #17329
Make API pagination size configurable (#17329) · Issues · GitLab.org / GitLab · GitLab
</summary> - [Label this ... Description Currently the `per_page` parameter for API pagination defaults to `20` and can be set to a maximum of `100`. The spirit of this limit was to help with performance, by restricting ...