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Reserved project and group names

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To not conflict with existing routes used by GitLab, some words cannot be used as project or group names. These words are listed in the path_regex.rb file, where:

  • TOP_LEVEL_ROUTES are names reserved as usernames or top-level groups.
  • PROJECT_WILDCARD_ROUTES are names reserved for subgroups or projects.
  • GROUP_ROUTES are names reserved for all groups or projects.

Rules for usernames, project and group names, and slugs

  • Usernames must start and end with a letter (a-zA-Z) or a digit (0-9). Additionally:
    • Usernames and group names can contain only letters (a-zA-Z), digits (0-9), emoji, underscores (_), dots (.), parentheses (()), dashes (-), or spaces.
    • Project names can contain only letters (a-zA-Z), digits (0-9), emoji, underscores (_), dots (.), pluses (+), dashes (-), or spaces.
  • Usernames and project or group slugs:
    • Must start and end with a letter (a-zA-Z) or digit (0-9).
    • Must not contain consecutive special characters.
    • Cannot end in .git or .atom.
    • Can contain only letters (a-zA-Z), digits (0-9), underscores (_), dots (.), or dashes (-).

Reserved project names

You cannot create projects with the following names:

  • \-
  • badges
  • blame
  • blob
  • builds
  • commits
  • create
  • create_dir
  • edit
  • environments/folders
  • files
  • find_file
  • gitlab-lfs/objects
  • info/lfs/objects
  • new
  • preview
  • raw
  • refs
  • tree
  • update
  • wikis

Reserved group names

You cannot create groups with the following names, because they are reserved for top-level groups:

  • \-
  • .well-known
  • 404.html
  • 422.html
  • 500.html
  • 502.html
  • 503.html
  • admin
  • api
  • apple-touch-icon.png
  • assets
  • dashboard
  • deploy.html
  • explore
  • favicon.ico
  • favicon.png
  • files
  • groups
  • health_check
  • help
  • import
  • jwt
  • login
  • oauth
  • profile
  • projects
  • public
  • robots.txt
  • s
  • search
  • sitemap
  • sitemap.xml
  • sitemap.xml.gz
  • slash-command-logo.png
  • snippets
  • unsubscribes
  • uploads
  • users
  • v2

You cannot create subgroups with the following names:

  • \-