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Having set up both, Gogs is much easier to set up than gitlab, and I don't know how the install instructions are similar. Gogs' are, from https://gogs.io/docs/

by yalue 8y ago

Having set up both, Gogs is much easier to set up than gitlab, and I don't know how the install instructions are similar. Gogs' are, from https://gogs.io/docs/installation/install_from_binary https://gogs.io/docs/installation/install_from_binary, essentially "download and run". The binary build they provide even has sqlite3 support out of the box, so you don't even need to install a database if you're only working with a small group. Also, gogs is far more performant than gitlab, and will happily run on an older raspberry pi.

INTPenis 8y ago
First of all the page you linked is not the page linked from the landing page. https://gogs.io/docs/installation https://gogs.io/docs/installation I've always avoided the docker setup because I want control of where my database is and such details. But yeah all I see when I look at the install instructions are the same steps as gitlab requires, unless you use Docker. It would be possible for them to make a simpler package for simple users where they'd use sqlite for example. This can easily be upgraded to Postgres/MariaDB. I like the ROOT setting because that means I can easily adopt gogs on my existing personal git server which simply uses a gitrepos directory in a home directory on a closet server. So hypothetically were they to use a default database setting, and a default ROOT setting, you could have a working gogs setup with just two package manager commands, one to add the repo and one to install the package. That's painless! Advanced step can be to create a mysql database and import your sqlite data.
- dsumenkovic 8y ago
  Hello, Community Advocate from GitLab here. I would love to share this little piece of information about GitLab installation with everyone. Since there was a little confusion mentioning GitLab installation, I would love to clarify that our installation page [1] offers many different approaches. Before the installation process, please make sure that you read our Installation doc [2]. The Omnibus package may be the best choice installation since it is quicker to install, easier to upgrade, and it contains features to enhance reliability not found in other methods [2]. [1] https://about.gitlab.com/install/ https://about.gitlab.com/install/ [2] https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/install/ https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/install/ [3] Other official installation methods are via Docker, Kubernetes, Google Cloud Platform etc.
root_axis 8y ago
Indeed. The sqlite DB also makes backup, restoration or host migration dead simple. sqlite is actually very performant in practice and can definitely handle the load of even a few dozen users.

by yalue 8y ago

INTPenis 8y ago

First of all the page you linked is not the page linked from the landing page. https://gogs.io/docs/installation https://gogs.io/docs/installation I've always avoided the docker setup because I want control of where my database is and such details. But yeah all I see when I look at the install instructions are the same steps as gitlab requires, unless you use Docker. It would be possible for them to make a simpler package for simple users where they'd use sqlite for example. This can easily be upgraded to Postgres/MariaDB. I like the ROOT setting because that means I can easily adopt gogs on my existing personal git server which simply uses a gitrepos directory in a home directory on a closet server. So hypothetically were they to use a default database setting, and a default ROOT setting, you could have a working gogs setup with just two package manager commands, one to add the repo and one to install the package. That's painless! Advanced step can be to create a mysql database and import your sqlite data.

dsumenkovic 8y ago
Hello, Community Advocate from GitLab here. I would love to share this little piece of information about GitLab installation with everyone. Since there was a little confusion mentioning GitLab installation, I would love to clarify that our installation page [1] offers many different approaches. Before the installation process, please make sure that you read our Installation doc [2]. The Omnibus package may be the best choice installation since it is quicker to install, easier to upgrade, and it contains features to enhance reliability not found in other methods [2]. [1] https://about.gitlab.com/install/ https://about.gitlab.com/install/ [2] https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/install/ https://docs.gitlab.com/ee/install/ [3] Other official installation methods are via Docker, Kubernetes, Google Cloud Platform etc.

root_axis 8y ago

Indeed. The sqlite DB also makes backup, restoration or host migration dead simple. sqlite is actually very performant in practice and can definitely handle the load of even a few dozen users.