Any recommendations for self-hosting a git server?
177 sats \ 14 comments \ @ek 22 Jun 2023 tech
I've been using gitolite for a while but some time ago, creating repositories broke and I didn't fix it since I wanted to move away from it anyway. I've been looking at soft-serve ever since but never started to migrate.
How are other stackers hosting private repositories?
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114 sats \ 3 replies \ @k00b 22 Jun 2023
A lot of people seem to like gitea.
But if you're only self-hosting for backups and coordination, you (and collaborators) don't need anything except ssh access to the machine you want to host on.
https://git-scm.com/book/en/v2/Git-on-the-Server-Setting-Up-the-Server
The main UX bummer is that by default you have to be on the server to create "repos."
However, you can add custom commands to git-shell that would allow permitted users to create repos via ssh.
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165 sats \ 0 replies \ @03365d6a53 22 Jun 2023
old skool, love it
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10 sats \ 1 reply \ @ek OP 22 Jun 2023
Mhh, I like this.
Wanted to learn more about custom shells via SSH anyway
I could also take a look at gitern since I guess that's where you picked up your experience regarding this. I also wanted to take a look at the really freaking weird stuff anyway, lol
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10 sats \ 0 replies \ @k00b 22 Jun 2023
gitern’s flow is similar but on steroids (or meth depending on your pov) because there’s no trust between “tenants” of the server.
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13 sats \ 2 replies \ @03365d6a53 22 Jun 2023
gitea is amazing, low memory, super fast.
if you need pipelines and stuff though, gitlab might be a easier choice, if you have 3-4 gb ram to spare
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10 sats \ 1 reply \ @ek OP 23 Jun 2023
My server only has 1GB RAM
I like minimalistic stuff so gitlab is out
I like the pipelines in gitlab though. Hosting a gitlab runner is also very easy and makes pipelines blazingly fast
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @ek OP 23 Jun 2023
Correction: It has 2GB RAM
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10 sats \ 0 replies \ @JesseJames 23 Jun 2023
Depends what you really need. GitLab has self-hosting version. It's a lot of work but you have your own fully blown GitLab box if security is your concern. I'm proponent of self-hosting if you have the ability, you gain full independence which is nice IMHO.
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10 sats \ 0 replies \ @OriginalSize 22 Jun 2023
Gitlab, though not without some friction. There's a gitea fork called forgejo that runs codeberg.org and that I'd probably switch to if gitlab deteriorates.
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1 sat \ 0 replies \ @021da48107 22 Jun 2023
I've never used it but here is one in the "p2p" space: https://radicle.xyz/
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @SovranSystems 23 Jun 2023
I use gitea. It works great for our needs.
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @federatedcomputer 23 Jun 2023
We offer this as a service at Federated Computer (https://federated.computer). Includes a bunch more, 100% private.
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @0245bdaef2 23 Jun 2023
Soft serve is sexy but check out gitea for more features
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @federatedcomputer 23 Jun 2023
Agree. https://federated.computer.
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