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Gitolite
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| Plan | Billed and limits | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Gitolite | GPL v2 software · self-hosted git hosting | Free |
As gitolite.com lists them, read 11 Oct 2026. The maker's own page has the final word.
Facts from Gitolite's own pages
- Access control
- It controls read access by repository and write access by branch, tag, file, or directory. · gitolite.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Authentication
- Authentication commonly uses sshd, and Gitolite also supports smart HTTP mode. · gitolite.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Customization
- Gitolite supports custom commands for users and custom code. · gitolite.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Groups and configuration
- Convenience features include repository groups, user groups, LDAP-sourced user group information, include files, and macros. · gitolite.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Groups and LDAP
- Rule-writing features include repo and user groups, LDAP-sourced user group information, include files, and macros. · gitolite.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Hosting model
- The maker's setup guide installs Gitolite under a hosting Unix user and provides installation from source or a distribution package. · gitolite.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Installation requirements
- Gitolite can be installed without root access if Git and Perl are already installed. · gitolite.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Install requirements
- The maker says it can be installed without root access if Git and Perl are already installed. · gitolite.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Intended use
- The maker says Gitolite is useful on servers hosting multiple repositories with many developers when unrestricted access to every repository is unsuitable. · gitolite.com, 11 Oct 2026
- License
- The software is licensed under GPL v2. · gitolite.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Limitations
- The maker says Gitolite does not provide code review and recommends Gerrit when code review is essential. · gitolite.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Mirroring
- The overview describes its mirroring system as powerful and flexible. · gitolite.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Gitolite is an access control layer for hosting Git repositories on a central server. · gitolite.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Rule features
- Its rules can use factors such as branch or tag names, changed files, and changed-file size or count. · gitolite.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Rules
- Its rule language can use factors such as branch or tag names, files or directories touched, changed file size, and number of changed files. · gitolite.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Security contact
- The maker asks that possible security issues be reported directly by email. · gitolite.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Security process
- The site says the v3 version has not had the outside security audit mentioned for an earlier version. · gitolite.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Self-service repositories
- Users can create repositories and set access rights when the administrator allows it. · gitolite.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Support
- The maker directs general support and discussion to a mailing list and identifies an IRC channel on libera.chat. · gitolite.com, 11 Oct 2026
- User isolation
- Multiple Gitolite users share one Unix server user and do not receive shell access. · gitolite.com, 11 Oct 2026
- User model
- It uses one real Unix user on the server while Gitolite users are not real users and do not receive shell access. · gitolite.com, 11 Oct 2026
- Web interface limit
- The maker describes Gitolite as invisible to users except when access is denied and contrasts it with alternatives that offer a full web-based GUI. · gitolite.com, 11 Oct 2026
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