When comparing Gitolite vs Gitbucket, the Slant community recommends Gitbucket for most people. In the question“What are the best self-hosted web-based Git repository managers?” Gitbucket is ranked 9th while Gitolite is ranked 15th.
Specs
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Pros
Pro Highly customizable, and a very intuitive interface
The project itself already has a long history behind it, and many use it. It is highly customizable and has a very navigable and intuitive interface. In fact, Linux kernel project has been using it for a very long time.
Pro Easy to install
Pro Wiki and issues available
GitBucket has support for wiki, issues, pull requests and mail notification.
Pro Supports public and private repositories
GitBucket supports both public and private repos, as well as user management (only allowed to administrators).
Pro Online file editing
Support for file editing right from the browser UI is supported.
Pro LDAP support
The Lightweight Directory Access Protocol is an application protocol for accessing and maintaining distributed directory information services over an Internet Protocol (IP) network.
Pro Monthly release
New version of GitBucket released every month.
Cons
Con May be too complicated for some to set up
You need a little *nix admin experience though it's not an absolute requirement to set this up. The documentation also assumes a similar level.
Con Can not rename or delete user
GitBucket just disables user login and deletes user's repository.
Con Still has some features that have not yet been implemented
Some features are still missing, but are in the process of being implemented. Such as:
- Network graph
- Statistics
- Watch / Star