| ## Frequently Asked Questions | |
| ### Git:Blit? What kind of name is that? | |
| Its a phonetic play on [bitblt][bitblt] which is an image processing operation meaning *bit-block transfer*. | |
| ### Why use Git:Blit? | |
| Its small. Its portable. Its easy to manage. | |
| ### Do I need real Git? | |
| No. Git:Blit is based on [JGit][jgit] which is a pure Java implementation of the [Git version control system][git].<br/> | |
| Everything you need for Git:Blit is either in the zip distribution file or automatically downloaded on execution. | |
| ### Does Git:Blit use a database to store its data? | |
| No. Git:Blit stores its repository configuration information within the `.git/config` file and its user information in `users.properties` or whatever filename is configured in `gitblit.properties`. | |
| ### I want to deploy Git:Blit into my own servlet container. Where is the WAR? | |
| At this time there is no WAR build available. | |
| ### Why doesn't Git:Blit support SSH? | |
| Git:Blit could integrate [Apache Mina][mina] to provide SSH access. However, doing so violates Git:Blit's first design principle: [KISS](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/KISS_principle).<br/> | |
| SSH supports requires creating, exchanging, and managing SSH keys. While this is doable, its not simple like JGit's SmartHTTP implementation. | |
| You might consider running [Gerrit](http://gerrit.googlecode.org) which does integrate [Apache Mina][mina] and supports SSH or you might consider serving [Git][git] on Linux which would offer real SSH support and also allow use of [many other compelling Git solutions](https://git.wiki.kernel.org/index.php/InterfacesFrontendsAndTools). | |
| ### What types of Search does Git:Blit support? | |
| Git:Blit supports case-insensitive searches of *commit message* (default), *author*, and *committer*.<br/> | |
| To search by *author* or *committer* use the following syntax in the search box: | |
| author: james | |
| committer: james | |
| Alternatively, you could enable the search type dropdown list in your `gitblit.properties` file. | |
| ### How do I run Git:Blit on port 80 or 443 in Linux? | |
| Linux requires root permissions to serve on ports < 1024.<br/> | |
| Run the server as *root* (security concern) or change the ports you are serving to 8080 (http) or 8443 (https). | |
| [bitblt]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bit_blit "Wikipedia Bitblt" | |
| [jgit]: http://eclipse.org/jgit "Eclipse JGit Site" | |
| [git]: http://git-scm.com "Official Git Site" | |
| [mina]: http://mina.apache.org " Apache Mina" |