When comparing Gitolite vs Bonobo Git Server, the Slant community recommends Gitolite for most people. In the question“What are the best self-hosted web-based Git repository managers?” Gitolite is ranked 15th while Bonobo Git Server is ranked 17th. The most important reason people chose Gitolite is:
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.
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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 Free
Bonobo Git Server is an open-source project under MIT License.
Pro Web User Interface
Manage users and have full control over your repositories with a nice user friendly graphical interface.
Pro Simple to use
Pro Easy setup and installation
Pro Easy administration
Adding Teams and repositories can done from the UI or by editing files. Very easy
Pro Open source
Bonobo Git Server is an open-source project under MIT License. The source code is available on github and is very extensible.
Pro Very simple LDAP integration
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 Windows-only
Runs under IIS on Windows.
Con Only repository management
Not a full DevOps solution, like issue tracking, project management, deploy, etc.
Con Inaccurate installation instructions made for a painful and failed installation
Inaccurate installation instructions which did not reflect what was displayed on the screen, despite following the instructions step by step. Is it really so difficult for developers to test their own instructions against a fresh server to see if they work? Two hours down the drain before moving on to another product... Not as advertised :(
Con Branch level UAC
Not easy to have branch let user access control.
Con Not self-hosted
Strictly speaking, when IIS is needed it is not "self hosted". Gitea and Gogs for instance do not need anything else installed.