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| | | ## Overview
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| | | Gitblit is an open-source, integrated pure Java stack for managing, viewing, and serving [Git][git] repositories.
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| | | Its designed primarily as a tool for small workgroups who want to host [Git][git] repositories on a Windows machine. Having said that, it works equally well on any standard Linux distribution.
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| | | <a href="screenshots.html" title="Screenshots"><img class="overview" src="thumbs/00.png" alt="Screenshots" /></a>
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| | | Gitblit is an open-source, pure Java stack for managing, viewing, and serving [Git][git] repositories.<br/>
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| | | Its designed primarily as a tool for small workgroups who want to host centralized repositories.
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| | | Gitblit is available in two variations:
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| | | <li>*Gitblit GO* - a complete & integrated pure Java stack<p>
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| | | This is what you should download if you want to go from zero to Git in less than 5 mins.<br/>
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| | | Gitblit GO is like a mashup of Apache httpd, [Git][git], and Gitweb with simplified configuration and maintenance.<br/>
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| | | All dependencies are downloaded on first execution.<p>
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| | | <li>*Gitblit WAR* - a traditional WAR distribution<p>
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| | | This is what you should download if you want to deploy Gitblit into your own servlet container (e.g. Tomcat, Jetty, etc).<br/>
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| | | All dependencies are bundled.
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| | | ### Java Runtime Requirement
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| | | Gitblit requires a Java 6 Runtime Environment (JRE) or a Java 6 Development Kit (JDK).
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| | | ### Current Release
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| | | %VERSION% ([go](http://gitblit.com/%GO%)|[war](http://gitblit.com/%WAR%)) based on [%JGIT%][jgit] (*%BUILDDATE%*)
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| | | %VERSION% ([go](http://code.google.com/p/gitblit/downloads/detail?name=%GO%)|[war](http://code.google.com/p/gitblit/downloads/detail?name=%WAR%)) based on [%JGIT%][jgit] with Blame backport (*%BUILDDATE%*)
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| | | issues & binaries @ [Google Code][googlecode]<br/>
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| | | sources @ [Github][gitbltsrc]
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| | | ### Design Principles
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| | | 1. [Keep It Simple, Stupid](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KISS_principle)
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| | | 2. Offer useful features for serving Git repositories. If feature is complex, refer to #1.
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| | | 3. All dependencies must be retrievable from a publicly accessible [Maven](http://maven.apache.org) repository.<br/>This is to ensure authenticity of dependencies and to keep the Gitblit distribution svelte. |
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| | | ### Gitblit Features
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| | | - JGit SmartHTTP servlet
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| | | - Browser and git client authentication
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| | | - Four repository access control configurations and a Read-Only flag
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| | | <li> *Anonymous View, Clone & Push*</li>
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| | | <li> *Authenticated Push*</li>
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| | | <li> *Authenticated Clone & Push*</li>
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| | | <li> *Authenticated View, Clone & Push*</li>
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| | | <li> Freeze repository (i.e. deny push, make read-only)
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| | | </ul>
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| | | - Gitweb inspired UI
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| | | - Administrators may create, edit, rename, or delete repositories through the web UI
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| | | - Administrators may create, edit, rename, or delete users through the web UI
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| | | - Repository Owners may edit repositories through the web UI
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| | | - Git-notes support
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| | | - Branch metrics (uses Google Charts)
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| | | - HEAD and branch RSS feeds
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| | | - Blame annotations view
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| | | - Dates can optionally be displayed using the browser's reported timezone
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| | | - Display of Author and Committer email addresses can be disabled
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| | | - Case-insensitive searching of commit messages, authors, or committers
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| | | - Dynamic zip downloads feature
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| | | - Markdown file view support
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| | | - Syntax highlighting for popular source code types
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| | | - Customizable regular expression substitution for commit messages (i.e. bug or code review link integration)
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| | | - Single text file for users configuration
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| | | - Optional utility pages
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| | | <li> Docs page which enumerates all Markdown files within a repository</li>
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| | | <li> Ticgit ticket pages *(based on last MIT release bf57b032 2009-01-27)*</li>
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| | | </ul>
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| | | ### Gitblit-Go Features
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| | | - Out-of-the-box integrated stack requiring minimal configuration
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| | | - Automatically generates a self-signed certificate for https communications
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| | | - Single text file for server configuration
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| | | ### Limitations
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| | | - HTTP/HTTPS are the only supported protocols
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| | | - Access controls are not path-based, they are repository-based
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| | | - Only Administrators can create, rename or delete repositories
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| | | ### Caveats
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| | | - Gitblit may eat your data. Use at your own risk.
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| | | - Gitblit may have security holes. Patches welcome. :)
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| | | ### Todo List
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| | | - Code documentation
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| | | - Unit testing
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| | | - Update Build.java to JGit 1.0.0, when its released
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| | | ### Idea List
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| | | - Consider clone remote repository feature
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| | | - Stronger Ticgit read-only integration
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| | | - activity/timeline
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| | | - query feature with paging support
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| | | - change history
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| | | - Ticgit write integration
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| | | - Blob page improvements
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| | | - view images
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| | | - view other binary files (pdf, doc, etc)
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| | | - Markdown editing feature
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| | | ### License
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| | | Gitblit is distributed under the terms of the [Apache Software Foundation license, version 2.0][apachelicense]
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| | | ### Inspirations
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| | | - [Gitweb](http://www.git-scm.com)
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| | | - [Fossil](http://www.fossil-scm.org) |
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| | | ## Architecture
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| | | ### Bundled Dependencies
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| | | The following dependencies are bundled with Gitblit.
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| | | - [google-code-prettify](http://code.google.com/p/google-code-prettify) (Apache 2.0)
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| | | - [JavaService](http://forge.ow2.org/projects/javaservice) (BSD and LGPL)
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| | | - magnifying glass search icon courtesy of [Gnome](http://gnome.org) (Creative Commons CC-BY)
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| | | - modified Git logo originally designed by [Henrik Nyh](http://henrik.nyh.se/2007/06/alternative-git-logo-and-favicon)
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| | | - other icons courtesy of [FatCow Hosting](http://www.fatcow.com/free-icons) (Creative Commons CC-BY)
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| | | ### Downloaded Dependencies
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| | | The following dependencies are automatically downloaded by Gitblit-Go (or already bundled with the WAR) from the Apache Maven repository and from the Eclipse Maven repository when Gitblit is launched for the first time.
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| | | - [JGit][jgit] (EDL 1.0)
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| | | - [Wicket](http://wicket.apache.org) (Apache 2.0)
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| | | - [WicketStuff GoogleCharts](https://github.com/wicketstuff/core/wiki/GoogleCharts) (Apache 2.0)
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| | | - [MarkdownPapers](http://markdown.tautua.org) (Apache 2.0)
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| | | - [Jetty](http://eclipse.org/jetty) (Apache 2.0, EPL 1.0)
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| | | - [SLF4J](http://www.slf4j.org) (MIT/X11)
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| | | - [Log4j](http://logging.apache.org/log4j) (Apache 2.0) |
| | | - [JCommander](http://jcommander.org) (Apache 2.0)
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| | | - [BouncyCastle](http://www.bouncycastle.org) (MIT/X11)
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| | | - [JSch - Java Secure Channel](http://www.jcraft.com/jsch) (BSD)
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| | | - [Rome](http://rome.dev.java.net) (Apache 1.1)
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| | | - [jdom](http://www.jdom.org) (Apache-style JDOM license)
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| | | ### Other Build Dependencies
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| | | - [Fancybox image viewer](http://fancybox.net) (MIT and GPL dual-licensed)
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| | | - [JUnit](http://junit.org) (Common Public License)
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| | | - [commons-net](http://commons.apache.org/net) (Apache 2.0)
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| | | ## Building from Source
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| | | [Eclipse](http://eclipse.org) is recommended for development as the project settings are preconfigured.
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| | | Additionally, [Google CodePro AnalytiX](http://code.google.com/javadevtools), [eclipse-cs](http://eclipse-cs.sourceforge.net), [FindBugs](http://findbugs.sourceforge.net), and [EclEmma](http://www.eclemma.org) are recommended development tools.
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| | | 1. Clone the git repository from [Github][gitbltsrc].
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| | | 2. Import the gitblit project into your Eclipse workspace.<br/>
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| | | *There will be lots of build errors.*
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| | | 3. Using Ant, execute the `build.xml` script in the project root.<br/>
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| | | *This will download all necessary build dependencies and will also generate the Keys class for accessing settings.*
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| | | 4. Select your gitblit project root and **Refresh** the project, this should correct all build problems.
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| | | 5. Using JUnit, execute the `com.gitblit.tests.GitBlitSuite` test suite.<br/>
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| | | *This will clone some repositories from the web and run through the unit tests.*
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| | | 5. Review the settings in `gitblit.properties` in your project root.
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| | | - By default, the *git.repositoriesFolder* points to the repositories cloned by the test suite.<br/>
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| | | - If running on Linux you may have to change the served port(s) to > 1024 unless you are developing as the root user. |
| | | 6. Execute the *com.gitblit.Launcher* class to start Gitblit.
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| | | ## Contributing
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| | | Patches welcome in any form.
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| | | Contributions must be your own original work and must licensed under the [Apache License, Version 2.0][apachelicense], the same license used by Gitblit.
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| | | [jgit]: http://eclipse.org/jgit "Eclipse JGit Site"
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| | | [git]: http://git-scm.com "Official Git Site"
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| | | [gitbltsrc]: http://somewhere.com "gitblit git repository"
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| | | [gitbltsrc]: http://github.com/gitblit "gitblit git repository"
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| | | [googlecode]: http://code.google.com/p/gitblit "gitblit project management"
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| | | [apachelicense]: http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 "Apache License, Version 2.0" |