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Installing Gitlab was definitely one of the painpoints, having an executable that just works is amazing There were already other options that were very simple

Installing Gitlab was definitely one of the painpoints, having an executable that just works is amazing There were already other options that were very simple to install and upgrade, such as Gitblit and Gitbucket. At work we are using Gitblit. It provides all the functionality you'd expect, and one of the nice advantages is that it can store tickets in an orphan branch, so that you have these in git too.

hardwaresofton 12y ago
I know this is silly and probably more than a little undeserved, but I stay away from java, JARs and WARs like the plague. I barely use Java for anything anymore, and I know 8 is great, but I'm just not comfortable running that/taking care of it. I've actually rolled up my sleeves and written some login adapters (for internal use) in gitlab, and I'm much more comfortable writing ruby in rails than I would ever be writing Java. Again, this is probably a stupid opinion, but until I see the Java light, I don't think I'll be back to it. Also, gitblit looks nowhere as good as gitlab (or even gitorious) does. Neither does gitbucket -- they don't have the polish that I see on other solutions... Yeah it's a really fickle point, but I want to reward groups that also prioritize design/visuals in their projects.