You can also use variables to configure how many times a runner
[attempts certain stages of job execution](#job-stages-attempts).
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should use the `ARTIFACT_COMPRESSION_LEVEL: fastest` setting, as only uncompressed zip archives
support this feature.
A meter can also be enabled to provide the rate of transfer for uploads and downloads.
A meter can be enabled to provide the rate of transfer for uploads and downloads.
You can set a maximum time for cache upload and download with the `CACHE_REQUEST_TIMEOUT` setting.
This setting can be useful when slow cache uploads substantially increase the duration of your job.
```yaml
variables:
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# Use no compression for caches
CACHE_COMPRESSION_LEVEL:"fastest"
# Set maximum duration of cache upload and download
CACHE_REQUEST_TIMEOUT:5
```
| Variable | Description |
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| `TRANSFER_METER_FREQUENCY` | Specify how often to print the meter's transfer rate. It can be set to a duration (for example, `1s` or `1m30s`). A duration of `0` disables the meter (default). When a value is set, the pipeline shows a progress meter for artifact and cache uploads and downloads. |
| `ARTIFACT_COMPRESSION_LEVEL` | To adjust compression ratio, set to `fastest`, `fast`, `default`, `slow`, or `slowest`. This setting works with the Fastzip archiver only, so the GitLab Runner feature flag [`FF_USE_FASTZIP`](https://docs.gitlab.com/runner/configuration/feature-flags.html#available-feature-flags) must also be enabled. |
| `CACHE_COMPRESSION_LEVEL` | To adjust compression ratio, set to `fastest`, `fast`, `default`, `slow`, or `slowest`. This setting works with the Fastzip archiver only, so the GitLab Runner feature flag [`FF_USE_FASTZIP`](https://docs.gitlab.com/runner/configuration/feature-flags.html#available-feature-flags) must also be enabled. |
| `CACHE_REQUEST_TIMEOUT` | Configure the maximum duration of cache upload and download operations for a single job in minutes. Default is `10` minutes. |
There are also [Kubernetes-specific deployment variables (deprecated)](../../user/project/clusters/deploy_to_cluster.md#deployment-variables).
There are also a number of [variables you can use to configure runner behavior](../runners/configure_runners.md#configure-runner-behavior-with-variables) globally or for individual jobs.
