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# External issue tracker

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GitLab has a great issue tracker but you can also use an external one such as
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Jira, Redmine, or Bugzilla. Issue trackers are configurable per GitLab project and allow
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you to do the following:
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- the **Issues** link on the GitLab project pages takes you to the appropriate
  issue index of the external tracker
- clicking **New issue** on the project dashboard creates a new issue on the
  external tracker
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## Configuration

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The configuration is done via a project's **Services**.
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### Project Service
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To enable an external issue tracker you must configure the appropriate **Service**.
Visit the links below for details:
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- [Redmine](../user/project/integrations/redmine.md)
- [Jira](../user/project/integrations/jira.md)
- [Bugzilla](../user/project/integrations/bugzilla.md)
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### Service Template

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To save you the hassle from configuring each project's service individually,
GitLab provides the ability to set Service Templates which can then be
overridden in each project's settings.
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Read more on [Services Templates](../user/project/integrations/services_templates.md).