| ## What is Gitblit? | |
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| <b>Current Release %VERSION% (%BUILDDATE%)</b> <a href="releases.html">changelog</a> | |
| <div style="padding:5px;"><a style="width:175px;text-decoration:none;" class="btn btn-success" href="http://code.google.com/p/gitblit/downloads/detail?name=%GO%">Download Gitblit GO</a></div> | |
| <div style="padding:5px;"><a style="width:175px;text-decoration:none;" class="btn btn-danger" href="http://code.google.com/p/gitblit/downloads/detail?name=%WAR%">Download Gitblit WAR</a></div> | |
| <div style="padding:5px;"><a style="width:175px;text-decoration:none;" class="btn btn-info" href="http://code.google.com/p/gitblit/downloads/detail?name=%EXPRESS%">Download Gitblit Express</a></div> | |
| <div style="padding:5px;"><a style="width:175px;text-decoration:none;" class="btn btn-primary" href="http://code.google.com/p/gitblit/downloads/detail?name=%MANAGER%">Download Gitblit Manager</a></div> | |
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| <a href="http://code.google.com/p/gitblit/downloads/detail?name=%API%">Gitblit API</a> | <a href="http://code.google.com/p/gitblit/downloads/detail?name=%FEDCLIENT%">Gitblit Federation Client</a> | |
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| <a href="screenshots.html" title="Screenshots"><img style="margin-top:5px;border:1px solid #ccc;" src="thumbs/00.png" alt="Screenshots" /></a> | |
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| <tr><th>License</th><td><a href="http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0">Apache License, version 2.0</a></td></tr> | |
| <tr><th>Sources</th><td><a href="http://github.com/gitblit">GitHub</a> & <a href="http://code.google.com/p/gitblit/source/list">GoogleCode</a></td></tr> | |
| <tr><th>Issues</th><td><a href="http://code.google.com/p/gitblit/issues/list">GoogleCode</a></td></tr> | |
| <tr><th>Discussion</th><td><a href="http://groups.google.com/group/gitblit">Gitblit Group</a></td></tr> | |
| <tr><th>Google+</th><td><a href="https://plus.google.com/114464678392593421684">Gitblit+</a></td></tr> | |
| <tr><th>Ohloh</th><td><a target="_top" href="http://www.ohloh.net/p/gitblit"><img border="0" width="100" height="16" src="http://www.ohloh.net/p/gitblit/widgets/project_thin_badge.gif" alt="Ohloh project report for Gitblit" /></a></td></tr> | |
| <tr><th>Donations</th><td>If you enjoy Gitblit and want to support its development, please consider making a donation to <a href="http://www.helpmegivetostjude.org/gitblit">St. Jude Children's Research Hospital</a>. | |
| <a href="http://www.helpmegivetostjude.org/gitblit" alt="St. Jude Children's Research Hospital"><img style="padding-top:10px;" src="stjude_150x150.gif"/></a></td></tr> | |
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| Gitblit is an open-source, pure Java stack for managing, viewing, and serving [Git][git] repositories. | |
| It's designed primarily as a tool for small workgroups who want to host centralized repositories. | |
| You can browse a live demo [here](https://demo-gitblit.rhcloud.com) hosted on [RedHat's OpenShift][rhcloud] cloud service. | |
| ### GO: Single-Stack Solution | |
| *Gitblit GO* is an integrated, single-stack solution based on Jetty. | |
| You do not need Apache httpd, Perl, Git, or Gitweb. Should you want to use some or all of those, you still can; Gitblit plays nice with the other kids on the block. | |
| This is what you should download if you want to go from zero to Git in less than 5 mins. | |
| All dependencies are bundled. | |
| ### WAR: For Your Servlet Container | |
| *Gitblit WAR* is what you should download if you already have a servlet container available that you wish to use. Jetty 6/7/8 and Tomcat 6/7 are known to work. Generally, any Servlet 2.5 or Servlet 3.0 container should work. | |
| All dependencies are bundled. | |
| ### Express: For the Cloud | |
| *Gitblit Express* is a prepared distribution for [RedHat's OpenShift][rhcloud] cloud service. | |
| All dependencies are bundled. | |
| ### You decide how to use Gitblit | |
| Gitblit can be used as a dumb repository viewer with no administrative controls or user accounts. | |
| Gitblit can be used as a complete Git stack for cloning, pushing, and repository access control. | |
| Gitblit can be used without any other Git tooling (including actual Git) or it can cooperate with your established tools. | |
| ### Easy Remote Management | |
| Administrators can create and manage all repositories, user accounts, and teams from the *Web UI*. | |
| Administrators can create and manage all repositories, user accounts, and teams from the *JSON RPC interface* using the [Gitblit Manager](http://code.google.com/p/gitblit/downloads/detail?name=%MANAGER%) or your own custom tooling. | |
| ### Integration with Your Infrastructure | |
| - Groovy push hook scripts | |
| - Pluggable user service mechanism | |
| - LDAP authentication with optional LDAP-controlled Team memberships | |
| - Custom authentication, authorization, and user management | |
| - Rich RSS feeds | |
| - JSON-based RPC mechanism | |
| - [Java Client RSS/JSON API library](http://code.google.com/p/gitblit/downloads/detail?name=%API%) for custom integration | |
| ### Backup Strategy | |
| Gitblit includes a backup mechanism (*federation*) which can be used to backup repositories and, optionally, user accounts, team definitions, server settings, & Groovy push hook scripts from your Gitblit instance to another Gitblit instance or to a [Gitblit Federation Client](http://code.google.com/p/gitblit/downloads/detail?name=%FEDCLIENT%). Similarly, you can use the federation mechanism to aggregate individual workspace Gitblit instances to a common, centralized server. | |
| ### Java Runtime Requirement | |
| Gitblit requires a Java 6 Runtime Environment (JRE) or a Java 6 Development Kit (JDK). | |
| [jgit]: http://eclipse.org/jgit "Eclipse JGit Site" | |
| [git]: http://git-scm.com "Official Git Site" | |
| [rhcloud]: https://openshift.redhat.com/app "RedHat OpenShift" |