> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://codspeed.io/docs/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Setting up Continuous Performance Checks > Learn how to enable performance safeguards in your project CodSpeed provides a performance **status check** to your branches and pull requests. The status of this check is based on the performance change between the current branch and your main branch (and the project's [regression threshold](/features/customization#regression-threshold)). You can configure the performance check to fail if the performance metrics of a branch or pull request are overshooting your regression threshold. Thus, **blocking the pull request** from being merged if the performance issue is neither fixed nor [acknowledged](#acknowledge-regressions-or-benchmark-drops). ## Setup performance checks Once your project has run at least one benchmark, go to your repository's settings on GitHub. Under the **Code and automation** section, open the **Branches** tab. Add a new branch protection rule or update the one already protecting your main branch. Set the branch name pattern Tick the **Require status checks to pass before merging** checkbox. Under this section, search for **CodSpeed Performance Analysis** and click on the item to enable the check: Configuration of the status check **Save the changes** and you're done! 🎉 Your performance checks are now configured and will run on future pull requests, preventing you from merging pull requests that introduce performance regressions. Pull Request Checks failing because of the performance regression ## Acknowledge regressions or benchmark drops If you're aware of performance issues that are not yet fixed or were totally intentional, you can acknowledge them to **prevent the performance check from failing**. **Acknowledgement Permission**: When working with an organization's repository, **only admins** are allowed to acknowledge regressions. Once all the regressions are fixed or acknowledged, the performance check will pass and you can safely merge your pull request while being **aware of your performance issues**. ### Acknowledge a single benchmark First, head to the CodSpeed report (you can access it from the link in the inline performance report or directly from your [CodSpeed Dashboard](https://app.codspeed.io/dashboard)). Then, go to the regressed benchmark you want to acknowledge: failing benchmark Click on the the benchmark to expand its content: Expanded benchmark Click on the "Acknowledge regression" button and that's it 🎉 : Acknowledged benchmark ### Acknowledge multiple benchmarks To acknowledge multiple benchmarks at once: Filter the benchmark list to show only regressions using the **Status** filter or by typing `is:regression` in the search bar: Acknowledge multiple benchmarks Select the benchmarks you want to acknowledge using the checkboxes: Acknowledge selected benchmarks Click the **Acknowledge selected** button that appears in the list header and that's it 🎉 : Acknowledged multiple benchmarks ## Understanding Performance Regressions Learn how CodSpeed calculates performance impact and regression thresholds Use detailed profiling data to identify and fix performance bottlenecks ## Related Guides Customize when performance changes trigger failures Set up CodSpeed in your continuous integration pipeline