Gitolite

Lightweight self-hosted Git server with fine-grained access control

Ranked #10 in Open-source access control software.

Gitolite is a free, open source self-hosted Git server written in Perl, designed for fine-grained access control and repository administration. It excels in organisations requiring detailed permission management and minimal overhead.

Official website

At a glance

Price from	Free
Best for	Teams with complex permission requirements who prefer command-line administration

From Gitolite's own website.

What stands out

The product offers fine-grained access control for repositories.

“with fine-grained access control and many more powerful features.”Gitolite, own website

The product includes a cookbook with recipes for common tasks.

“Once you've installed and setup, there's the cookbook with recipes for common tasks.”Gitolite, own website

Worth knowing

IRC support may involve long wait times depending on the time of day.

“That said, it's not heavy traffic and you may have to wait a while for an answer,”Gitolite, own website

How it ranks

Gitolite is ranked 10th of 10 in Open-source access control software (Lister Score 66.0).

#10 in Open-source access control software · Lister Score 66.0

Gitolite enables the setup of git hosting on a central server. It provides fine-grained access control and numerous powerful features for repository management.

Includes a cookbook with recipes for common tasks.

How the score is made up: fit to this ranking's criteria 40; evidence on its own site 12; how complete its published information is 10; buying information on its own site 4.

“Gitolite allows you to setup git hosting on a central server, with fine-grained access control and many more powerful features.”Gitolite, own website