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+type: reference, howto
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+# Snippets settings **(CORE ONLY)**
+
+Adjust the snippets' settings of your GitLab instance.
+
+## Snippets content size limit
+
+> [Introduced](https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/gitlab/issues/31133) in GitLab 12.6.
+
+You can set a content size max limit in snippets. This limit can prevent
+abuses of the feature. The default content size limit is **52428800 Bytes** (50MB).
+
+### How does it work?
+
+The content size limit will be applied when a snippet is created or
+updated. Nevertheless, in order not to break any existing snippet,
+the limit will only be enforced in stored snippets when the content
+is updated.
+
+### Snippets size limit configuration
+
+This setting is not available through the [Admin Area settings](../../user/admin_area/settings/index.md).
+In order to configure this setting, use either the Rails console
+or the [Application settings API](../../api/settings.md).
+
+NOTE: **IMPORTANT:**
+The value of the limit **must** be in Bytes.
+
+#### Through the Rails console
+
+The steps to configure this setting through the Rails console are:
+
+1. Start the Rails console:
+
+   ```bash
+   # For Omnibus installations
+   sudo gitlab-rails console
+
+   # For installations from source
+   sudo -u git -H bundle exec rails console production
+   ```
+
+1. Update the snippets maximum file size:
+
+   ```ruby
+   ApplicationSetting.first.update!(snippet_size_limit: 50.megabytes)
+   ```
+
+To retrieve the current value, start the Rails console and run:
+
+  ```ruby
+  Gitlab::CurrentSettings.snippet_size_limit
+  ```
+
+#### Through the API
+
+The process to set the snippets size limit through the Application Settings API is
+exactly the same as you would do to [update any other setting](../../api/settings.md#change-application-settings).
+
+```bash
+curl --request PUT --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/application/settings?snippet_size_limit=52428800
+```
+
+You can also use the API to [retrieve the current value](../../api/settings.md#get-current-application-settings).
+
+```bash
+curl --header "PRIVATE-TOKEN: <your_access_token>" https://gitlab.example.com/api/v4/application/settings
+```