diff --git a/doc/ci.rst b/doc/ci.rst
index 73540209ee64b9e967d4b271b8f636fe6e2ed179..f9bbfa4dde233ad61c5996c3ca7e01890000f77d 100644
--- a/doc/ci.rst
+++ b/doc/ci.rst
@@ -9,6 +9,12 @@
 
 This document contains instructions for CI machine installation from sources.
 
+.. warning::
+
+   Idiap has throttling rules that are typically applied to all machines in the
+   lab network.  To avoid issues for newly installed CI nodes, ensure you
+   request throttling to be disabled for new CI machines.
+
 
 .. toctree::
    :maxdepth: 2
diff --git a/doc/linux.rst b/doc/linux.rst
index b4d33919e22f345f7511a6a773650abf113f9c06..086bc61d7120345ead47d85e3b222c393405f4c3 100644
--- a/doc/linux.rst
+++ b/doc/linux.rst
@@ -13,6 +13,13 @@ also configure docker-in-docker to enable to run docker builds (and other
 tests) within docker images.
 
 
+.. warning::
+
+   Idiap has throttling rules that are typically applied to all machines in the
+   lab network.  To avoid issues for newly installed CI nodes, ensure you
+   request throttling to be disabled for new CI machines.
+
+
 Docker and Gitlab-runner setup
 ------------------------------
 
diff --git a/doc/macos.rst b/doc/macos.rst
index 7a700add7b50d11cfcc17c19ed1f77605415cc02..e11215c4251ef2232912324bd449e5ce5dab8c6a 100644
--- a/doc/macos.rst
+++ b/doc/macos.rst
@@ -20,6 +20,13 @@ macOS.  Instructions for deployment assume a freshly installed machine.
    So, if the current version is 10.14, a good base install would use 10.13.
 
 
+.. warning::
+
+   Idiap has throttling rules that are typically applied to all machines in the
+   lab network.  To avoid issues for newly installed CI nodes, ensure you
+   request throttling to be disabled for new CI machines.
+
+
 Building the reference setup
 ----------------------------