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I'm going to self-host my git repos. Any recommendations? The git+nginx would suffice but it does not offer GUI. I need one to see the changes proposed (aka PR

by melx 3y ago

I'm going to self-host my git repos. Any recommendations? The git+nginx would suffice but it does not offer GUI. I need one to see the changes proposed (aka PRs). Gitea is nice, but a bit overkill for my needs. I don't need CI, files hosting, issues, team members, releases, wiki, forking/watching/staring, etc.

dboreham 3y ago
imho Gitea is so smooth to deploy and manage that it's worthwhile even if you don't need its advanced features.
justinclift 3y ago
Gitea is pretty light on resources so even though it has a extra functionality you don't need it's not really a resource pig. Unlike say, GitLab.
- melx 3y ago
  Gitea requires a database which is unwanted feature for "git server" in my little world. I'm just looking for "website" (read: interface) that list files over HTTPS, with the ability to show nice looking diffs. Some sort of ssh keys(?) to prevent unauthorized access etc.
  - justinclift 3y ago
    Maybe something like gitolite then? https://github.com/sitaramc/gitolite https://github.com/sitaramc/gitolite I've not used it personally though, so no idea how well it works in practise.
    - melx 3y ago
      Thanks! Gitolite doesn't offer any UI for what I see. Also to set it up is too complicated. I just found about "git instaweb" (developed by Git authors, but it's extra OS package) - it works locally, probably what I was looking for (minus the 100% width page layout). BTW There's Gitblit is someone's fancy hosting Java app.
  - JCWasmx86 3y ago
    Maybe something like gitweb? https://git-scm.com/docs/gitweb https://git-scm.com/docs/gitweb I have not used it before, but it seems like it follows your requirements (Except auth using SSH keys maybe, but that could be a task for e.g. Nginx)
    - melx 3y ago
      Thanks, I discovered "git instaweb" which is based on gitweb. It's nice and offers mostly what I'm after,but the 100% layout width is terrible (no opt to configure it).
yjftsjthsd-h 3y ago
> going to self-host my git repos. Any recommendations? Depending on your needs, this can be as simple as sticking repos on any server you have and cloning/pulling/pushing over ssh. If you want something more sophisticated, though, there's a handful of nice applications (gitea is being suggested further up-thread).

by melx 3y ago

dboreham 3y ago

imho Gitea is so smooth to deploy and manage that it's worthwhile even if you don't need its advanced features.

justinclift 3y ago

Gitea is pretty light on resources so even though it has a extra functionality you don't need it's not really a resource pig. Unlike say, GitLab.

melx 3y ago
Gitea requires a database which is unwanted feature for "git server" in my little world. I'm just looking for "website" (read: interface) that list files over HTTPS, with the ability to show nice looking diffs. Some sort of ssh keys(?) to prevent unauthorized access etc.
- justinclift 3y ago
  Maybe something like gitolite then? https://github.com/sitaramc/gitolite https://github.com/sitaramc/gitolite I've not used it personally though, so no idea how well it works in practise.
  - melx 3y ago
    Thanks! Gitolite doesn't offer any UI for what I see. Also to set it up is too complicated. I just found about "git instaweb" (developed by Git authors, but it's extra OS package) - it works locally, probably what I was looking for (minus the 100% width page layout). BTW There's Gitblit is someone's fancy hosting Java app.
- JCWasmx86 3y ago
  Maybe something like gitweb? https://git-scm.com/docs/gitweb https://git-scm.com/docs/gitweb I have not used it before, but it seems like it follows your requirements (Except auth using SSH keys maybe, but that could be a task for e.g. Nginx)
  - melx 3y ago
    Thanks, I discovered "git instaweb" which is based on gitweb. It's nice and offers mostly what I'm after,but the 100% layout width is terrible (no opt to configure it).

yjftsjthsd-h 3y ago

> going to self-host my git repos. Any recommendations? Depending on your needs, this can be as simple as sticking repos on any server you have and cloning/pulling/pushing over ssh. If you want something more sophisticated, though, there's a handful of nice applications (gitea is being suggested further up-thread).