[Feature Request] Global Configuration for repositories and groups

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Description

Make some of the repository settings global for all repositories.

Proposal

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Overview

Global configuration for repositories and groups will make maintenance much easier. It would also make migration from Gitolite possible (and much easier) where it has several hundred repositories in few groups.

Having multiple repositories would make maintenance a tedious nightmare when one need to set common protected branches and protected tags. Same goes for configuration like Merge Request settings, Permissions, Integrations (hooks).

For instance allow to configure that all repositories should have protected master branch, among various release branches also.

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Feature checklist

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• Feature assurance
• Documentation
• Added to features.yml