This article provides instructions on how to disable rate limitations in Bitbucket Data Center, which can improve backup performance and avoid throttling.
To disable rate limiting, open the Bitbucket Data Center panel, click Administration, and select Rate limiting from the System section. Set the status to Off and click Save.
Note: Disabling rate limiting may impact the performance and stability of Bitbucket DC.
Reducing Bitbucket API limits impact
Adding additional users to Xopero ONE
Xopero ONE lets you authenticate multiple organization accounts when backing up repositories. By distributing provider-imposed request limits across several accounts, the backup process is accelerated and the risk of throttling—minimized.
For step-by-step instructions on adding additional accounts to a backup, refer to the Throttling prevention section of the knowledge base.
Limiting the number of simultaneously secured repositories
To optimize performance, limit the number of repositories secured simultaneously by creating multiple backup plans for Bitbucket. Configure their schedules so that they run at defined intervals rather than all at once.
For example, if your organization contains 900 repositories, you can create four backup plans and assign 225 repositories to each. Depending on your needs, you may schedule these plans to run daily at 6-hour intervals, or configure each plan to run on a different day of the week.
Scheduling copies outside CI/CD task runtime
All CI/CD task activity also consumes query limits, which are shared with the Xopero ONE application. To avoid conflicts, it is recommended to schedule backups outside CI/CD operating hours— for example, during the night.
When creating a backup plan, you can select which data should be secured. By default, all data types in the plan are included. However, if you know that certain elements—such as variables or pull requests—will not be needed for future recovery, you can deselect them from the list. Backing up less data reduces the number of sent queries and improves overall efficiency.
Excluding unnecessary metadata in the plan
Reducing GitHub & GitLab API rate limits impact
GitHub rate limits
If you encounter issues or wish to adjust your organization’s limits, you can do so— instructions on how to overcome these limits are available on the official GitHub website. If your OAuth app needs to make unauthenticated calls with a higher rate limit, you can provide your app’s client ID and secret before the endpoint route.
GitLab rate limits
If you encounter issues or wish to adjust your organization’s limits, you can do so— step-by-step instructions for increasing these limits are available on the official GitLab website.
